Historical  Sketch 

OF 

Hollywood  Cemetery, 

FROM  THE 

3(1  of  June,  1847,  to  lotli  July,  1889. 


Prepared  by  Committees  appointed  for  that  object, 
on  the  fourth  day  of  May,  1875,  and  on 
the  first  day  of  June,  1891. 


OKKICE  OK  SKCRKXARY  AND  TRKASX_IRKR, 
No.  1014:  Kast  Main  Street. 


T  II  E 


RICHMOND: 

BAUGHMAN  STATIONERY 
1893. 


CO.,  I'hlNTIJK-*. 


Pamphlet  Collection 
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HISTORICAL  SKETCH 

OF 

Hollywood  Cemetery, 

FROM  THE 


3d  of  June,  1847,  to  loth  July,  1889. 


PREPARED  BY  COMMITTEES  APPOINTED  FOR  THAT^;OBJECT, 
ON  THE  FOURTH  DAY  OF  MAY,  1875,  AND  ON  THE 
FIRST  DAY  OF  JUNE,  1891. 


OFFICE  OF  SECRETARY  AND  TREASURER. 
No.  1014  East  Main  Street. 


THE 


RICHMOND  : 

BAUGHMAX  STATIONERY 

1893. 


CO.,  PRINTERS, 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS, 

ELECTED  MAY  4,  1875. 


William  H.  Haxall,  President. 
James  H.  Gardner,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 


CoRBiN  AYarwick, 
John  L.  Bacon, 
Alfred  T.  Harris, 
Peachy  K.  Grattan, 
Charles  T.  Wortham, 


Henry  Ex  all, 
Thomas  D.  Quarles, 
Robert  F.  Williams, 
Wellington  Goddin, 
John  B.  Danforth. 


James  O'Keefe,  Superintendent. 


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HISTORICAL  SKETCH 

OF 

HOLLYWOOD  CEMETERY, 

EMBRACIXG  lAJPORTAXT  PROCEEDINGS  SINCE  THE 
ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  COMPANY. 


In  the  spring  of  ISttT,  two  citizens  of  Richmond,  Messrs. 
Joshua  J.  Fey  and  \Ym.  H.  Haxall,  whilst  on  a  visit  to 
Boston,  visited  ''Mount  Auburn,''  the  beautiful  cemetery  near 
that  citv,  and,  impressed  Avith  the  solemn  grandeur  of  the  place, 
resolved  that  they  would,  on  their  return  to  Richmond,  propose 
the  establishment  of  a  rural  cemetery  near  the  city.  At  first 
the  scheme  did  not  meet  with  much  favor,  or  at  least  some  of 
those  approached  on  the  subject  did  not  give  the  project  that 
encouragement  which  had  been  expected  from  them.  Messrs. 
Fry  and  Haxall  determined,  however,  that  the  cemetery  should 
be  established,  and  received  assurances  of  active  co-operation 
from  several  public-spirited  citizens  of  wealth  and  influence, 
who  appreciated  the  importance  of  the  undertaking. 

On  the  3rd  of  June,  ISTT,  Joshua  J.  Fry,  William  Mitchell, 
Jr.,  AVilliam  H.  Haxall  and  Isaac  Davenport,  Sr.,  purchased 
of  Lewis  E.  Harvie,  who  sold  under  a  deed  of  trust  from  Jaque- 
lioe  B.  Harvie,  for  the  sum  of  §4,675,  "  a  certain  portion  of  the 
lots  or  parcels  of  land  lying  and  being  in  the  town  of  Sidney, 
in  the  county  of  Henrico,  together  w^ith  the  privileges  and 
appurtenances  to  the  same  belonging,  which  said  portion  is  ad- 
joining to  Clarke's  Spring,  and  contains  by  survey,  forty-two 
acres,  three  roods,  but  of  whicli  one  rood,  known  as  Harvie's 


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Historical  Sketch  of  Jlollywood  Cemetery. 


burying  yard  or  grave  yard,  with  free  ingress  and  egress  to  the 
said  grave  .yard,  is  reserved."  Tliis  purchase  was  made  with  the 
design  of  establishing  a  Rural  Cemetery. 

On  the  3rd  of  August  following,  a  meeting  of  the  subscribers,, 
who  had  now  become  associated  with  the  purchasers  above 
named,  was  held  in  the  Stockholders'  room  of  the  Farmers' 
Bank  of  Yirginia.  Isaac  Davenport  was  called  to  the  Chair, 
and  Charles  C.  Hudson  appointed  Secretary.  The  subscribers 
organized  themselves  into  a  company  by  appointing  a  President,, 
Treasurer  and  Secretary,  and  four  Trustees, — namely:  Isaac 
Davenport,  President,  Joshua  J.  Fry,  Treasurer,  Charles  C. 
Hudson,  Secretary,  and  William  Mitchell,  Jr.,  Thomas  H. 
Ellis,  William  H.  Haxall  and  James  H.  Gardner,  Trustees. 
They  adopted  also  the  following  Pesolution  :  "That  the  Board 
of  Trustees  shall  be  charged  with  the  general  care  and  manage- 
ment of  the  property  and  grounds  of  the  company,  and  shall 
have  power  to  make  contracts  for  the  improvement  and  embel- 
lishment of  the  said  grounds,  and  arrangements  for  the  proper 
regulation  thereof,  and  may  employ  all  necessary  superintendents 
and  agents  for  that  purpose, — under  and  subject  to  such  direc- 
tions, general  or  special,  as  the  subscribers  may  from  time  to- 
time  prescribe."  The  price  of  a  share  in  the  Cemetery  Associa- 
tion was  fixed  at  $100. 

A  majority  of  the  subscribers  not  having  been  present  at  that 
meeting,  it  was  deemed  expedient  to  hold  another.  Accordingly 
a  second  general  meeting,  more  fully  attended,  was  held  in  the- 
coun ting-room  of  Messrs.  Davenport,  Allen  &  Co.,  on  the  9tb 
of  August,  1847.  Cor-hin  Warvnch  was  called  to  the  Chair,  and 
Charles  C.  //?^(:?6'(9?i  appointed  Secretary.  The  old  officers  re- 
signed ;  whereupon  a  new  board  was  elected — as  follows :  Isaac- 
Dave7iport^  President,  Joshua  J.  7^>y,  Treasurer,  Charles  C.  Hud- 
son^ Secretary,  and  William  H.  Haxall^  Thomas  II.  Ellis ^  James 
H.  Gardner^  Horace  I.  Kent^  Rohert  McClellan  and  Henri/ 
JExall^  Trustees,  Mr.  Mitchell  having  declined  to  serve. 

In  November,  1847,  the  work  of  clearing  and  improving  the 
grounds  was  commenced  under  Mr.  David  Grseme  as  superin- 
tendent. 


Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery.  7 


On  the  27tli  of  ]^ovember,  184:7,  Isaac  Davenjport^  Joshua  J. 
Fry,  and  William  H.  Haxall  purchased  of  Wellington  Goddin, 
for  the  sum  of  $725,  one  acre  lot  in  the  town  of  Sidney,  with 
the  improvements  thereon,  adjoining  the  land  previously  pur- 
chased; and  on  the  same  day,  purchased  of  John  A.  Pilcher,  for 
the  sum  of  81,000,  one  other  acre  lot,  also  adjoining  that  pre- 
viously purchased,  both  being  for  and  on  account  of  the  new 
Cemetery  Company. 

In  August,  181:7,  Mr.  William  A.  Pratt,  architect  and  late 
superintending  Engineer  of  Green  Mount  Cemetery,  near  Balti- 
more, now  of  this  city,  very  obligingly  furnished  the  subscribers, 
without  charge,  a  plan  for  their  proposed  Cemetery,  prepared  by 
himself  after  a  careful  topographical  examination  of  the  site. 

The  approaches  to  the  Cemetery  having  been  subsequently 
changed,  and  other  variations  determined  upon,  the  Board 
availed  themselves  of  a  visit  which  Mr.  John  i^otman,  architect, 
of  Philadelphia,  was  making  to  Yirginia,  for  the  purpose  of  lay- 
ing out  the  grounds  at  the  Huguenot  Springs,  to  engage  him  to 
pi'epare  a  more  complete  and  precise  plan  than  that  which  had 
been  furnished  by  Mr.  Pratt. 

In  February,  1848,  Mr.  IS'otman's  plan  was  received,  having 
been  executed  in  the  most  skilful  and  satisfactory  manner,  after 
great  pains  taken  to  l)ring  out  all  the  beauties  of  which  the  site 
of  the  Cemetery  was  capable.  The  prevalence  of  the  beautiful 
holly-tree  upon  the  grounds,  induced  Mr.  Xotman  to  suggest 
the  name  of  Holly-wood  Cemetery,  which  was  adopted  by  the 
subscribers. 

At  a  session  of  1847-1:8,  the  Legislature  having  refused  a 
charter,  the  land  was  advertised  to  be  sold  in  building  lots,  on 
the  21:th  day  of  April,  1848,  orders  to  that  effect  having  been 
given  by  the  Board  of  Directors.  But  many  of  the  subscribers 
having  signified  their  unwillingness  to  abandon  the  scheme,  that 
sale  was  postponed,  and  a  general  meeting  of  the  subscribers 
called  for  the  1st  May,  1848 — which  was  held  in  the  office  of 
Messrs.  Meredith  (fe  Young.  Samuel  Reeve  was  appointed 
Chairman,  and  Alexander  Duval  Secretary.    To  test  the  sense  of 


8  Historical  Shetch  of  HoUyvKwd  Cemetery. 


the  meeting,  a  motion  was  made  that  the  subscribers  consent  to 
a  sale  of  the  property,  which  motion  was  decided  in  the  negative 
by  a  very  large  majority.  A  committee  consisting  of  P.  R. 
Grattan,  G.  A.  Myers^  W.  Goddin^  \V.  H.  Haocall  and  1.  Dav- 
enport^ was  then  appointed  to  procure  a  deed  conveying  the 
property  in  trust  for  the  use  of  the  Association,  and  to  prepare 
By-Laws,  Rules  and  Regulations  for  the  government  of  the 
Association,  and  report  to  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  sub- 
scribers. 

On  the  10th  of  May  an  adjourned  meeting  was  held  at  the 
same  place.  The  committee  appointed  to  procure  a  deed,  ifec, 
reported  that  they  had  performed  their  duties  only  in  part,  and 
submitted  a  series  of  By-Laws  which  were  adopted  by  the  meet- 
ing. B.  JB.  Haxall^  T.  W.  McCance  and  W.  Goddin^  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  nominate  directors,  and  upon  their 
nomination  the  following  gentlemen  were  elected,  to  wit :  Thos. 
H.  Mlis^  William  Mitchell,  Jr.,  William  Henry  Haxall,  Henry 
Hxall,  James  H.  Gardner,  Alexander  Duval,  Corhin  WanrJcl:, 
Wellington  Goddin  and  Gvstavus  A.  Myers ;  Mr.  Darenport, 
the  former  President,  having  declined  to  serve  again  in  tlie 
Board.  Tlie  Board  of  Directors  were  instructed  to  appoint  nine 
Trustees,  to  whom  the  property  was  to  l)e  conveyed  in  trust. 
And  B.  W.  Haxall  and  7?.  H.  Alaury  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  solicit  additional  subscribers,  and  to  obtain  the  signa- 
tures of  all  previous  subscribers  to  the  By-Laws. 

Earl  J  in  July,  1848,  the  work  of  laying  out  and  improving 
the  Cemetery  according  to  Mr.  Z^otman's  plan  w^as  commenced, 
and  vigorously  prosecuted  with  a  force  varying  from  twelve  to 
twenty-five  laborers,  until  late  in  November,  when  the  force  was 
reduced  to  the  superintendent  and  three  laborers. 

In  March  following,  the  work  was  resumed  with  a  larger 
force,  and  the  funds  for  this  purpose  were  raised  by  Mr.  Jas.  H. 
Gardner,  who  negotiated  a  Bank  Loan  to  an  amount  of  about 
$12,000  upon  his  individual  endorsement,  and  continued  it  as 
an  accommodation  to  the  Company  until  sufficient  was  realized 
from  sales  of  lots  to  cancel  the  debt  entirely. 


HistoHccd  Slietrh  of  Holly icood  Ctmtienj. 


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The  following  is  a  list  of  the  subscribers : 


Joseph  Allen, 

Isaac  Davenport, 

Frederick  Anderson, 

James  Dunlop, 

John  L.  Bacon, 

Alexander  Duval, 

William  Barret, 

Thomas  H.  Ellis, 

William  Beers, 

John  England, 

John  G.  Blair, 

Henry  Exall, 

James  C.  Crane, 

H.  A¥.  &  J.  J.  Fry, 

James  H.  Gardner, 

Gustavus  A.  Myers, 

A.  F.  D.  Gilford, 

Charles  F.  Osborne, 

Wellington  Goddin, 

Royal  Parish, 

Peachy  B.  Grattan, 

John  A.  Pilcher, 

H.  Brooke  Gwathmev, 

Charles  W.  Purcell, 

Alfred  T.  Harris, 

Thomas  D.  Quarles, 

Boiling  W.  Haxall, 

Samuel  Reeve, 

Eichard  Barton  Haxall, 

Theodorick  Robertson 

Wm.  Henry  Haxall, 

Jam.es  Scott, 

Richard  Hill,  Jr., 

Robert  B.  Somerville, 

John  Howath, 

John  H.  Strobia, 

Charles  C.  Hudson, 

James  M.  Sublett, 

F.  k  J.  S.  James  k  Co., 

James  Thomas,  Jr., 

Caleb  Jones, 

John  Thompson, 

Horace  L.  Kent, 

Jno.  E.  W^adsworth, 

James  S.  Kent, 

Abram  AVarwick, 

William  H.  Macfarland, 

Corbin  Warwick, 

Robert  H.  Maury, 

John  G.  Wayr, 

Thomas  W.  McCance, 

John  Womble, 

Robert  McClellan, 

Charles  T.  Wortham. 

Wm.  Mitchell,  Jr., 

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DEED  OF  TRUST. 

This  Indenture,  made  this  23rd  day  of  April,  in  the  year 
1849,  between  Isaac  Davenport  and  Eunice,  his  wife,  Joshna  J. 
Fry  and  Sally  B.,  his  wife,  William  Henry  Haxall  and  Alice, 
his  wife,  and  William  Mitchell,  Jr.,  and  Julia  A.,  his  wife,  of 
the  first  part,  and  William  H.  Macfarland,  Abraham  Warwick, 
Richard  Barton  Haxall,  Humphrey  Brooke  Gwathmey,  James 
C.  Crane,  John  Womble,  Horace  L.  Kent,  Peachy  B.  Grattan 
and  John  L.  Bacon  of  the  second  part ;  A¥hereas,  divers  persons 
have  heretofore  subscribed  certain  sums  of  money  for  the  pur- 
chase of  a  tract  or  tracts  of  land,  adjacent  to  the  city  of  Bich- 
mond,  whereof  so  much  as  they  may  deem  proper  is  to  be  used 
and  appropriated  in  perpetuity  as  and  for  a  Cemetery  and 
burial  place  and  have  associated  themselves  together  by  the 
name  of  "The  Holly-Wood  Cemetery  Company;"  and  whereas 
the  land  so  purchased  has,  for  the  convenience  thereof,  been 
heretofore  conveyed  to  the  parties  of  the  first  part  to  this 
indenture,  in  fee  simple,  who  are  now  desirous  to  convey  the 
same  to  Trustees  for  the  uses  and  purposes  for  which  the  said 
land  was  originally  purchased,  and  the  said  parties  of  the  second 
part  have  been  named  and  selected  by  the  said  company  as  the 
Trustees  aforesaid.  Now  this  indenture  witnesseth  that  for  and 
in  consideration  of  the  premises,  an^  also  of  the  sum  of  five 
dollars  to  the  said  parties  of  the  first  part  in  hand  paid  by  the 
said  parties  of  the  second  part  before  the  sealing  and  delivery 
of  these  presents,  the  receipt  whereof  is  hereby  acknow^ledged, 
the  said  parties  of  the  first  part  have  granted,  bargained  and 
sold,  and  by  these  presents  do  grant,  bargain,  sell  and  convey 
unto  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part,  and  the  survivors  and 
survivor  of  them,  and  the  heirs  and  assigns  of  such  survivor, 
a  certain  tract  or  parcel  of  land  in  the  county  of  Henrico 
adjacent  to  the  said  City  of  Bichmond,  and  to  Clarke's  Spring, 
in  the  said  county,  containing  forty-four  acres  and  three  roods, 
embracing  a  portion  of  the  lots  of  ground  lying  and  being  in 


Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery.  11 


the  town  of  Sidney,  together  with  the  improvements  thereon 
and  the  privileges  and  appurtenances  thereto  in  anywise  belong- 
ing; of  which  said  tract  or  parcel  of  land,  forty-two  acres  and 
three  roods,  were  conveyed  to  the  said  parties  of  the  first  part 
by  Lewis  E.  Harvie  by  deed,  bearing  date  tlie  23rd  day  of  June, 
1817,  and  with  tlie  plat  thereto  annexed,  admitted  to  record  in 
the  Clerk's  Office  of  Henrico  County  Court  on  the  3rd  day  of 
July,  181:7;  but  out  of  which  said  forty-two  acres  and  three 
roods,  one  rood  is  reserved  by  said  deed,  known  as  Harvie's 
burjang  ground  or  grave  yard,  with  free  ingress  and  egress  to 
the  same ;  the  said  property  so  conveyed  by  said  deed  with 
the  metes  and  boundaries  of  the  same,  being  fully  set  forth  and 
described  in  the  said  plat  annexed  to  the  said  deed.  Of  the 
remaining  two  acres  of  the  said  tract  of  land,  one  acre  was  con- 
veyed by  deed,  to  the  said  Isaac  Davenport,  Joshua  J.  Fry  and 
AYilliam  H.  Haxall,  a  portion  of  the  said  parties  of  the  first 
part,  by  Wellington  Goddin  and  Eliza  P.,  his  wife,  and  the 
other  acre,  designated  in  the  plan  of  the  said  town  of  Sidney  as 
lot  jS^o.  528,  was  by  deed  conveyed  also  to  the  said  last  men- 
tioned persons  by  John  A.  Pilcher  and  Elizabeth  A.  P.,  his 
wife,  both  which  last  mentioned  deeds  bear  date  the  27th 
da}'  of  ^s'ovember,  in  the  year  181:7,  and  are  of  record  in  the 
said  office  of  the  said  court  on  the  8th  day  of  December,  1847; 
all  of  which  by  reference  to  the  said  above  recited  deeds  and  the 
said  plat  annexed  to  the  said  deed  of  the  23rd  of  June,  1847, 
will  more  fully  and  at  large  appear.  To  have  and  to  hold  the 
said  tract  or  parcel  of  land  hereby  conveyed  or  intended  to  be 
conveyed  unto  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part  and  the  sur- 
vivors and  survivor  of  them  and  the  heirs  and  assigns  of  such 
survivor  forever.  Upon  the  following  trusts,  and  for  the  follow"- 
ing  purposes  and  for  none  other,  that  is  to  say : 

First.  That  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part  shall  hold  the 
property  hereby  conveyed  for  the  sole  use  and  benefit  of  such 
persons  as  have  now  subscribed  and  paid  for  a  share  or  shares  in 
the  said  Holly-Wood  Cemetery  Company,  and  for  such  person 
or  persons  as  may  hereafter  subscribe  and  pay  for  a  share  or 
shares  in  the  same. 


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Historical  Shetch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery. 


Secondly.  That  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part,  the  sur- 
vivors and  survivor  of  them  and  the  heirs  of  the  survivor,  shall 
permit  such  person  or  persons  as  the  share-holders  or  a  majority 
of  them  shall  hereafter  appoint  to  enter  upon  the  property 
hereby  conveyed  for  the  purpose  of  laying  out  and  improving 
the  ground. 

Thirdly.  The  said  person  or  persons  so  appointed  as  aforesaid > 
shall  divide  the  said  property  into  lots  and  number  the  same. 
Shall  sell  the  said  lots  for  burial  purposes  and  none  other,  with 
the  exception  hereinafter  stated,  either  by  private  sale,  or  at 
public  auction,  for  ready  money,  or  upon  time  as  they  may  deem 
most  advisable  and  beneficial  for  those  therein  concerned,  and 
shall  pay  over  to  the  share-holders,  out  of  the  proceeds  of  such 
sales  the  amounts  respectively  which  they  shall  have  paid  for 
the  said  land  and  the  improvements  of  the  said  ground,  the 
title  to  which  said  lots  sliall  be  conveyed  by  the  said  parties  of 
the  second  part,  or  by  any  three  of  them,  who  are  hereby 
authorized  to  act  for  the  survivors  or  survivor  of  them  or  the 
heirs  of  such  survivor. 

Fourthly.  When  the  said  share-holders  shall  have  been  paid 
the  amounts  as  aforesaid,  and  the  expenses  of  improvement  as 
aforesaid,  then  the  said  parties  of  the  second  i)art,  their  sur- 
vivors and  survivor  and  the  heirs  of  the  survivor  shall  hold  the 
said  property  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  purchasers  of  said 
lots,  bat  the  said  purchasers  shall  not  at  any  time,  with  the 
exception  hereinafter  stated,  convert  the  said  property  to  other 
uses  than  that  of  burial,  nor  shall  any  purchaser  or  purchasers 
at  any  time  sell  the  right  of  burial  in  any  lot  or  lots  so  pur- 
chased by  him  or  them. 

Fifthly.  The  said  ])urchasers  of  lots  shall  have  the  right  to 
prescribe,  either  by  themselves  or  by  agents  or  directors  to  be 
annually  appointed  by  them  in  public  meeting,  rules  and  regu- 
lations for  the  management  of  said  property:  and  any  sale  or 
transfer  of  said  lots  by  the  said  purchasers  or  any  one  of  them, 
or  by  agents  or  directors  for  them,  shall  be  made  in  accordance 
with  and  after  the  manner  and  form  which  the  said  purchaser 
shall  hereafter  at  any  time  adopt. 


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Sixthly.  The  remainder  of  the  proceeds  arising  from  the  sale 
of  the  said  lots,  after  payment  as  above  mentioned  to  the  said 
share-holders,  shall  be  used  and  expended  in  the  further  im- 
provement of  the  said  grounds,  subject  to  the  control  of  the  said 
purchasers  therein  ;  and  such  lots  as  sliall  remain  unsold  shall 
belong  to  and  be  held  by  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part, 
their  survivors  or  survivor  and  the  heirs  of  the  survivor,  for  the 
purchasers  aforesaid  collectively  ;  the  interest  of  each  said  pur- 
chaser to  be  in  proportion  to  the  sum  or  sums  paid  by  him  in 
the  purchase  of  such  lot  or  lots  as  shall  have  been  sold  as  afore- 
said, and  the  person  or  persons  appointed  by  the  said  share- 
holders for  the  sale  of  said  lots  and  other  purposes  as  herein 
above  provided,  shall  keep  a  record  of  such  sales  as  are  made  bv 
them  in  a  book  provided  for  tlie  purpose. 

Seventhly.  Whenever  the  said  share-holders  (so  long  as  they 
retain  an  interest  in  said  property)  or  two-thirds  of  them,  and 
whensoever  the  said  purchasers  or  owners  of  the  said  lots  shall, 
at  a  meeting  called  for  the  purpose,  request  the  said  parties  of 
the  second  part,  their  survivors  or  survivor,  or  the  heirs  of  the 
survivor,  to  convey  to  any  other  person  or  persons,  upon  the 
trusts  contained  in  this  indenture,  the  title  to  the  said  property, 
and  shall  tender  to  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part,  or  any 
three  of  them,  as  aforesaid,  tlieir  survivors  or  survivor,  or  the 
heirs  of  the  survivor,  a  deed  properly  prepared  for  the  purpose, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  parties  of  the  second  part,  or  any 
three  of  them,  .as  aforesaid,  the  survivors  or  survivor  of  them, 
and  the  heirs  of  such  survivor,  to  execute  the  said  deed  in  such 
manner  as  that  the  same  may  be  admitted  to  record  in  the  proper 
office  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  law  at  the  time  of  its  execu- 
tion. 

Eighthly.  Whenever  at  a  meeting  of  the  said  purchasers  or 
owners  of  the  said  lots,  to  be  called  for  the  purpose,  it  shall  be 
determined  by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  or  more  of  the  said  pur- 
chasers or  owners,  to  sell  a  portion  of  the  said  lots  for  other 
purposes  than  those  of  burial,  the  same  may  be  sold  by  the  said 
annually  appointed  agents  or  directors,  or  by  other  person  or 
persons  appointed  by  the  said  purchasers  or  owners  for  that 


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Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery. 


special  purpose,  the  title  to  which  said  portion  shall  be  con- 
veyed bj  deed  or  deeds  properly  prepared  as  aforesaid,  and 
tendered  for  execution  to  the  said  parties  of  the  second  part,  or 
any  three  of  them  as  aforesaid,  their  survivors  or  survivor,  or 
the  heirs  of  the  survivor,  or  to  such  person  or  persons  as  may 
then  be  fully  authorized  to  execute  and  deliver  the  same,  so  that 
the  same  may  be  legally  recorded.  But  no  lot  or  lots  that  shall 
previously  have  been  sold  to  any  purchaser  and  paid  for  by  him, 
and  either  used  or  intended  to  be  used  by  him  for  burial  pur- 
poses, shall  be  re-sold  without  the  consent  of  such  purchaser  or 
owner.  The  proceeds  of  such  sale  to  be  held  by  the  said  parties 
of  the  second  part,  their  survivors  or  survivor,  and  the  execu- 
tors and  administrators  of  such  survivor,  or  by  such  person  or 
persons  as  may  then  be  properly  authorized  by  the  said  pur- 
chasers, to  hold  the  same  and  be  disposed  of  as  the  said  pur- 
chasers or  a  majority  of  them  shall  direct,  and  the  interest  of 
each  said  purchaser  in  such  proceeds  shall  be  in  the  same  pro- 
portion as  his  interest  in  the  said  lots  as  hereinbefore  specified. 
Ninthly.  It  is  to  be  understood  that  in  determining  w^iat  are 

two-thirds  of  the  share-holders  and  two-thirds  of  the  purchasers 

*         .        .  . 
or  owners  of  lots  as  meant  in  this  deed,  at  any  meeting  of  the 

share-holders,  so  long  as  they  retain  an  interest  in  said  property^ 
each  share-holder  shall  be  entitled  to  one  vote  for  each  share  so 
held  by  him.  And  when  the  share-holders  shall  have  been  paid 
in  a  manner  as  hereinbefore  specified,  and  as  share-holders  shall 
have  ceased  to  retain  an  interest  in  the  said  property,  at  any 
meeting  held  by  the  purchasers  or  owners  of  the  said  lots,  each 
purchaser  or  owner  shall  have  one  vote  for  each  lot  purchased 
and  held  by  him. 

In  witness  whereof,  the  parties  to  these  presents  have  here- 
unto set  their  hands  and  affixed  their  seals,  on  the  day  and  in 
the  year  first  above  written  as  the  date  hereof. 


Historical  Sketch  of  Hollyicood  Cemetery.  15 


FORM  OF  CONYEYAXOE. 

Know  all  men  by  these  presents,  that  we 

and  ,  three  of  the  Trustees  of 

the  Holly-Wood  Cemetery  Company,  named  among  the  parties 
of  the  second  part,  in  a  certain  deed  from  Isaac  Davenport  and 
Eunice,  his  wife,  and  others,  parties  of  the  first  part,  dated  the 
23rd  day  of  April,  lS-i9,  and  admitted  to  record  in  the  Clerk's 
Office  of  the  Richmond  Hustings  Court,  on  the  day  of 

in  the  same  year,  and  authorized  by  the  third  section 
of  said  deed,  to  convey  any  lot  or  lots  of  land  belonging  to  the 
said  Company  for  the  purposes,  however,  specified  in  the  said 
deed  as  by  reference  thereto  will  fully  appear,  do,  for  and  in 
consideration  of  the  sum  of  dollars  and  cents 

in  hand  paid  to  to  and  for  the  use  of  the  said 

above  named  Company,  grant,  bargain,  sell  and  convey  unto 

heirs  and  assigiis  Lot  of  land  in 

the  Cemetery  of  tlie  said  Company,  situate  in  the  town  of  Sid- 
ney, in  the  county  of  Henrico,  which  Lot  delineated  and 
laid  down  on  the  map  or  plan  of  said  Cemetery,  made  by  in 
the  possession  of  the  said  Company,  and  marked  number  , 
containing  superficial  feet,  with  the  privileges  and  subject 

to  the  conditions  and  limitations  specified  in  the  Rules  and 
Regulations  hereunto  annexed.  To  have  and  to  hold  the  said 
above  described  Lot,  with  the  privileges  and  subject  to  the  con- 
ditions and  limitations  aforesaid,  unto  the  said 

heirs  and  assigns  forever. 
In  witness  whereof,  we  the  said  and 
,  Trustees  as  aforesaid,  liave  hereunto  set 
our  hands  and  affixed  our  seals,  this  day  of  in 

tlie  year 


16  Hisior'n-al  Sl-(  trh  of  HoUywood  Cemetery. 


BY-LAWS. 

Whereas,  the  subscribers  have  united  in  the  purchase  of  cer- 
tain lands  Ijing  near  the  city  of  Richmond,  for  the  purpose  of  a 
Cemetery ;  and,  whereas,  the  said  lands  have  been  conveyed  to 
trustees  upon  certain  trusts  declared  in  the  deed  of  conveyance : 
and,  whereas,  it  is  expedient  and  necessary  that  we  shall  have 
terms  of  union  and  rules  and  regulations  for  the  conducting  of 
our  proceedings  and  for  the  management  and  supervision  of  the 
Cemetery : 

Be  it  Resolved^  \d.  That  the  subscribers  hereto,  and  any  other 
persons  who  may  become  subscribers,  by  the  payment  of  a  sum 
not  less  than  one  hundred  dollars,  shall  be  united  under  the 
name  of  the  Holly-Wood  Cemetery  Company,  and  they  shall 
constitute  said  Company  until  the  sales  of  the  lots  in  the  Ceme- 
tery grounds  shall  be  sufficient  to  pay  to  them  the  amount  which 
has  been  or  may  be  expended  by  them  ont  of  their  subscriptions 
or  contribr.tions  in  the  purchase  of  said  lands  and  the  improve- 
ments thereof 

%id.  AYhen  the  amount  expended  for  and  upon  said  grounds, 
by  the  subscribers  aforesaid,  shall  be  paid  to  them  by  the  sale  of 
the  lots  in  the  Cemetery  grounds,  the  subscribers,  as  such,  shall 
cease  to  be  members  of  the  Holly-Wood  Cemetery  Company,  and 
the  said  Company  shall  consist  of  the  purchasers  of  the  said  lots. 

?:>rd.  The  affairs  of  the  Holly- Wood  Cemetery  Company  shall 
be  managed  and  conducted  by  nine  Directors,  to  be  chosen  an- 
nually by  the  members  of  said  Company,  at  a  general  meeting 
of  the  said  members.  And  the  said  Directors  shall  hold  their 
office  until  the  next  annual  meeting  of  the  Company  and  until 
their  successors  are  appointed,  and  they  shall  be  governed  in 
their  action  by  the  trusts  of  the  deed  and  such  rules  and  regu- 
tions  as  may  be  established  by  the  members  of  said  Company, 
not  inconsistent  with  said  trusts. 


Ili.^torlcal  SJcefch  of  HoII iji'^ood  C'rmjJc  ry. 


17 


■^tJi.  The  said  Directors  shall  appoint  from  tlieir  own  number 
a  President,  and  shall  also  appoint  a  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
The  President  sliall  preside  at  the  meetings  of  the  Directors 
and  perform  such  other  duties  as  they  may  affix  to  his  office. 
The  Secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  tlie  proceedings  of  the 
Company  and  of  the  Directors,  and  of  such  other  matters  as  the 
Directors  may  direct.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive  and  pay  out 
all  the  moneys  of  the  Company  under  such  rules  and  regulatioi.s 
as  the  Directors  may  prescribe. 

dill.  The  Directors,  a  majority  of  whom  shall  constitute  a 
(juorum,  shall  pi'oceed  to  pre})'ire  the  said  grounds  for  use  as  a 
Cemetery ;  shall  la}^  olf  the  same  or  so  much  thereof  as  they 
sliall  think  necessary  into  lots  for  burial  places,  and  number  the 
said  lots,  and  enter  the  said  numbers  of  record  :  and  shall  pro- 
ceed to  sell  said  lots  at  such  times  and  on  such  terms  as  they 
shall  think  most  expedient;  and  shall,  out  of  the  proceeds  of 
sale,  pay  to  the  subscribers  respectively  the  amount  each  has 
paid  for  the  purchase  of  said  land  and  the  improvement  thereof. 
And  in  the  improvement  of  said  grounds  and  laying  off  said 
lots,  they  shall  be  regulated  by  the  plat  thereof,  furnished  to 
the  subscribers  by  John  Xotman,  subject  to  such  partial  modifi- 
cations as  experience  may  prove  to  be  necessary.  They  shall 
prepare  and  establish  rules  and  regulations  for  the  nianagement 
of  the  affairs  of  the  Company,  and  the  disposition,  improve- 
ment and  protection  of  the  Cemetery  grounds.  They  may  fill 
vacancies  in  their  own  l)ody.  And  they  shall  do  all  other  things 
necessary  to  the  objects  of  said  Company,  subject,  however,  in 
all  things  to  the  control  of  the  Company.  And  they  shall  make 
a  report  of  their  proceedings  to  the  Company  at  its  annual 
meeting. 

There  shall  be  an  annual  meeting  of  the  members  of  the 
said  Company,  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  May,  of  each  year,  and 
such  other  general  meetings  as  niay  be  called  by  the  Directors; 
at  which  each  member,  whilst  the  subscribers  are  the  members, 
for  every  one  hundred  dollars  paid  by  him,  and,  wdien  tlie  pur- 
chasers of  the  lots  are  the  members,  each  lot  shall  entitle  its 
owner  to  a  vote.    A  majority  of  the  subscribers  whilst  they 


18  Historical  Sketch  of  Holhjwood  Cemetery. 


constitute  the  Company,  and  afterwards  lot-holders,  who  are 
entitled  to  give  one  hundred  votes,  present  in  person,  or  by 
proxy  in  writing,  shall  constitute  a  quorum  to  do  business. 
And  all  questions,  unless  where  it  is  otherwise  expressly  pro- 
vided, shall  be  decided  by  the- majority  of  the  votes  present. 

Ith.  The  acts  of  the  Directors,  done  in  pursuance  of  the  powers 
vested  in  them  by  the  Company,  shall  be  binding  on  all  the 
members  thereof.  And  the  said  acts  may  be  done  in  theiit-own 
name. 

Sth.  One  w^eek's  notice,  in  one  or  more  of  the  newspapers 
published  in  the  City  of  Richmond,  shall  be  given  by  the  Direc- 
tors of  all  the  general  meetings  of  the  Company. 


KULES  AND  REGULATIONS. 

I.  All  Lots  shall  be  held  in  pursuance  of  a  Deed  of  Trust 
from  Davenport  and  w^ife  and  others,  to  Macfarland  and  others, 
bearing  date  23rd  April,  1849,  and  of  record  in  the  Clerk's 
Office  of  the  Richmond  Hustings  Court ;  and  shall  not  he  used 
for  any  other  purpose  than  as  a  place  of  burial  for  the  dead. 

II.  All  interments  in  Lots  shall  be  restricted  to  the  members 
of  the  family  and  relatives  of  the  proprietors  thereof,  except 
special  ^permission  to  the  contrary  be  obtained,  in  writing,  at 
the  office  of  the  Company. 

TIL  The  proprietor  of  each  Lot  shall  have  a  right  to  enclose 
tlie  same  wdth  a  wall,  not  exceeding  one  foot  in  thickness  and 
two  feet  in  height,  or  with  a  fence  not  exceeding  four  feet  in 
height,  to  be  placed  on  the  margin  allowed  for  that  purpose; 
but  the  Trustees  request  that  all  such  railings  should  be  of  iron, 
and  light,  neat  and  symmetrical. 

IV.  The  proprietor  of  each  Lot  sliall  have  a  right  to  erect 
any  proper  stones,  monuments,  or  sepulchral  structures  thereon, 
and  to  cultivate  trees,  shrubs  and  plants  in  the  same;  but  no 
tree  growing  within  the  Lot  or  border,  shall  be  cut  down  or 
destroyed  without  the  consent  of  the  Trustees. 


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Y.  The  proprietor  of  each  Lot  shall  keep  in  repair,  at  his  or 
her  own  expense,  the  land-marks  of  the  same,  which  shall  be 
erected  by  the  Company. 

YI.  If  any  trees  or  shrubs  situated  in  any  Lot,  shall  by 
means  of  their  roots,  branches  or  otherwise,  become  detrimental 
to  the  adjacent  lots  or  avenues,  or  dangerous  or  inconvenient  to 
passengers,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Company,  and  they 
«hall  have  the  right  to  enter  the  said  lot  and  remove  the  said 
trees  and  shrubs,  or  such  parts  thereof  as  are  detrimental,  dan- 
gerous or  inconvenient. 

YII.  If  any  monument  or  effigy,  or  any  structure  whatever, 
or  any  inscription  be  placed  in  or  upon  any  Lot,  which  shall  be 
determined  by  the  major  part  of  the  Trustees  for  the  time  being 
to  be  offensive  or  improper,  the  said /Trustees  or  a  major  part  of 
them,  shall  have  the  right,  and  it  shall  be  their  duty  to  enter 
upon  such  Lot  and  remove  the  said  offensive  or  improper  object 
or  objects. 

YIII.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  from 
time  to  time,  to  lay  out  or  alter  such  avenues  or  walks,  and  to 
make  such  rules  and  regulations  for  the  government  of  the 
grounds,  as  they  may  deem  requisite  and  proper  to  secure  and 
promote  the  general  objects  of  the  Company. 

IX.  The  proprietors  of  Lots  and  their  families,  shall  be 
^allowed  access  to  the  grounds  at  all  times,  observing  the  rules 
which  are  or  may  be  adopted  for  the  regulation  of  visitors. 


EEPOET 

ACCOMPANYING  PLAN  OF  HOLLY-WOOD  CEMETERY,  RICHMOND^  YA. 

To  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Holly  loood  Cemetery,  Richmond : 
Gentlemen— In  arranging  the  plan  of  the  Cemetery  I  have 
adopted  the  position  of  the  entrance,  on  the  north-east  corner, 
as  most  convenient  to  the  city,  and  as  very  favorable  to  an 
extensive  view  of  the  grounds  on  entering  ;  an  impression  of 
extent  being  highly  desirable,  where  the  surface  comes  to  be  so 
much  subdivided  as  in  a  public  cemetery. 


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Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery. 


That  is  also  the  most  desirable  point  to  get  the  first  glance  of 
the  beautiful  variety  of  hill  and  valley,  which  distinguishes 
Holly-Wood  above  any  cemetery  I  have  seen.  No  other  one 
has,  as  this  has,  three  or  four  valleys  opening  into  a  greater 
one — and  that  capable  of  great  beauty  by  being  properly  planted 
and  laid  out. 

But  beauty  must  be  secondary  to  use,  if  circumstances  will 
not  admit  of  their  being  united.  This  I  liave  endeavored  to  do 
in  laying  out  my  plan.  How  far  I  have  succeeded  you  will 
judge  on  comparing  the  plan  with  the  grounds. 

You  may  be  surprised,  taking  the  first  view  of  the  plan,  at 
the  number  of  roads  on  it;  but  the  absolute  necessity  of  the  car- 
riages getting  near  the  lot  at  a  funeral  is  so  apparent  in  prac- 
tice, as  to  make  it  imperative,  that  the  roads  should  not  be 
farther  apart  than  the  length  or  breadth,  as  it  may  happen,  of 
five  or  six  lots,  with  foot-paths  between  parallels  of  double  lots, 
and  occasional  grass-path  crossings. 

On  this  rule  the  roads  are  laid  out,  at  the  same  time  leading 
them  by  such  routes  as  best  to  display  and  view  all  the  beauty 
of  the  grounds,  and  that  little  or  no  cutting  or  grading  will  be 
required;  on  this  plan  deep  excavation  will  be  necessary  only 
at  two  places,  one  rising  the  hill  by  section  A,  going  towards 
where  the  first  entrance  was  proposed,  the  other  on  the  road 
under  or  east  of  Harvie's  lot.  Some  trimming  of  the  bank  will 
be  needful  to  a  good  road  on  the  east  side  of  the  principal  run 
of  water  in  the  main  valley.  The  roads  are  made  as  direct  as 
the  shape  of  the  ground  will  admit  to  every  part  of  the  Ceme- 
tery, leaving  no  point  unvisited  favorable  for  views,  or  useful 
for  lots,  or  prominent  as  a  site  for  monuments.  Making  roads 
will  not  be  expensive  in  Holly-Wood,  for  there  is  plenty  of 
gravel;  in  many  places,  say  two-thirds  of  the  route  of  road,  by 
removing  the  surface  soil,  the  road  is  made.  The  roads  neces- 
sarily wind  and  turn  to  avoid  acclivities;  this  is  an  advantage, 
as  it  produces  many  angles  and  corner  lots,  which  are  sought 
for,  as  you  will  find  ;  they  will  be  first  bought  up,  being  de- 
sirable for  the  display  of  a  monument  or  tomb.  The  roads  I 
have  made  twenty  feet  wide;  it  is  unnecessary  to  cut  them  more 


Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery.  21 


than  fourteen  or  fifteen  feet  wide,  thus  leaving  a  grass  broader 
on  each  side,  of  two  and  a  half  or  three  feet,  in  the  power  and 
control  of  the  Cemetery  Company,  for  the  purpose  of  planting 
or  other  decorative  occupation,  and  prevents  the  appearance  of 
the  railings  and  enclosures  of  lots  crowding  on  the  drives. 

Five  bridges  are  necessary  on  the  whole  route.  Tliese  may 
be  readily  and  simply  constructed  of  the  trunks  of  the  white 
oaks  that  have  been  cut  down,  laid  on  abutments  of  dry  stone 
w^ ailing  on  each  side  of  the  runs  or  brooks,  built  without  mor- 
tar;  the  granite  on  theground  might  be  easily  quarried  to  serve 
the  purpose  ;  a  simple  rustic  railing  made  of  the  branches  of  the 
trees  cut  down  (with  the  bark  on)  placed  on  each  side,  will  be 
in  better  keeping  with  the  place  and  purpose  than  the  most 
expensive  railing  planed  and  painted.  Surface  gutters  will  be 
necessary  in  some  parts  of  the  road  to  carry  across  surface 
water  from  the  declivities, — they  can  be  provided  at  the  points 
where  necessary,  when  the  work  of  making  the  roads  is  in  pro- 
gress. 

I  have  not  named  on  the  ])lan  the  roads  or  avenues,  as  it  is 
common  to  do,  after  trees  and  plants,  such  as  Ehn  Avenue,  Mag- 
nolia Avenue  and  so  on;  this  has  been  done  at  Mount  Auburn, 
iind  I  think  in  Greenwood  and  also  Greenraount  Cemeteries; 
but  would  suggest  that  they  be  called  after  the  name  of  the  first 
person  who  shall  erect  a  handsome  monument  or  family  tomb, 
or  to  whom  such  shall  be  erected ;  for  instance,  if  you  have  the 
toml)  or  monument  of  Chief  Justice  Marshall  on  a  section  of 
road,  what  more  appropriate  name  than  Marshall  Avenue? 
And  should  the  AYashington  monument  of  Virginia  be  erected 
on  the  circular  lot,  shown  on  the  south-west  end  of  the  grounds, 
the  road  leading  to  it  would  be  Washington  or  Monument 
Avenue.  Again,  the  main  road  in  the  greater  valley  might  be 
Valley  Avenue,  or  East  Avenue;  that  leading  by  Harvie's  lot, 
might  be  Harvie's  Avenue.  1  suggest  these,  as  1  wish  the 
Holly-Wood  Cemetery  to  be  sui  generis^^  original  in  every- 
thing, as  it  has  a  distinctive  and  superior  character  of  ground, 
which,  with  the  splendid  panoramic  views  from  it  of  the  city 
and  river,  makes  it  equal  to  the  best  in  the  country.    My  aim 


22  Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery. 


in  the  plan  is  to  enhance  these  advantages  and  show  the  excel- 
lent taste  which  directed  its  choice  and  appropriation  to  this 
purpose.  The  naming  of  the  roads,  then,  I  will  leave  to  your 
judgment,  as  it  might  seem  presumption  in  me  to  do  it  on  the 
permanent  plan,  without  consulting  your  Board  of  Directors. 
Inserting  the  names  is  easily  done  on  the  map  at  any  time  as 
you  may  decide. 

Objections  may  be  made  tu  the  great  number  and  length  of 
roads.  In  reference  to  these,  I  would  say,  they  combine  the 
uses  shown  above,  together  with  the  perfect  opening  up  oi  ex- 
posing the  whole  of  the  grounds  to  the  casual  visitor.  The 
pleasure  of  a  drive  over  a  variety  of  surface  with  such  charm- 
ing views,  will  induce  visitors.  Of  easy  access,  a  drive  through 
them  will  indeed  be  delightful.  Many  are  interested  by  the 
novelty  and  beauty  and  become  purchasers  of  lots — thus  one 
class  of  the  public  are  with  you. 

Again;  the  thinking  part  of  the  community,  the  grave  and 
the  sad,  seeing  the  last  resting-place  of  their  friends  and  family^ 
so  well  cared  for,  so  decorated  by  your  efforts,  will  readily  join 
you.  Their  best  feelings  are  with  you;  they  will  feel  that  their 
own  ashes  are  never  to  be  disturbed  in  Holly- Wood, — that  it  is 
sacred  forever. 

The  foot-paths  are  six  feet  wide  and  are  generally  parallel  to 
the  main  lines  of  roads  and  avenues.  These  footpaths  it  is  not 
requisite  to  cut  out  and  prepare  at  this  time  ;  they  may  be  done,, 
as  is  rendered  necessary  by  the  lots  being  taken  up;  they  are 
made  for  the  easy  access  to  the  lots,  as  each  lot  should  have  one 
open  front  at  least.  On  the  declivities  the  paths  are  of  course 
carried  athwart,  to  render  them  easy  to  the  pedestrian.  Like 
the  roads,  the  naming  of  them  follows  their  purpose  and  occu- 
pation ;  but  with  these  may  be  used  the  names  of  plants  and 
•trees,  as  it  better  suits  a  path  to  be  so  named  than  an  avenue. 
What  more  pleasing  in  a  cemetery,  for  instance,  than  the 
-"Willow-path,"  or  the  "Cypress-path?"  Many  other  names 
of  trees  assimilate  as  euphoniously  with  path.  As  these  roads, 
and  paths  may  appear,  and  indeed  prove  to  many,  a  labyrinth,, 
they  shonld  be  designated  on  direction  boards,  occasionally. 


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The  sections  of  the  gronnds  made  bv  the  roads  and  paths  I 
have  marked  on  the  plan  as  A,  B,  C,  and  so  on  alphabetically. 
These  embrace  large  parts  of  the  gronnds  and  are  circumscribed 

bv  the  roads — hence,  when  the  nominal  letter  is  found,  it  in- 
cludes all  the  part  wirliin  the  broad  road  :  this  makes  the  sec- 
tions of  easy  reference,  as  each  section  commences  and  ends  its 
own  numbers.  The  lots  are  marked  on  the  plan  in  faint  black 
lines,  vai-ving  in  size  from  two  hundred  feet  to  eight  hundred 
ffet. — rhu>  suitable  to  all  deniands  and  re»:|uisitions  as  to  space, 
and  of  varied  surface.  The  smaller  of  the  lots  in  size,  from  20''> 
to  350  teet.  are  invariably  on  level  ground  or  nearly.  The 
larger  sizes  are  un  rhe  hill-sides,  declivitous  ground,  as  best 
suited  for  vaults  or  mausoleums,  built  with  vertical,  finished 
frojit  instead  of  monument.  Lots  of  this  character  are  of  great 
variety  and  position  and  aspect  and  suitable  for  every  taste. 
The  divi^iMii^  of  the  lots  on  the  plan  are  not  arbitrary,  nor  need 
they  be  bindin-'.  they  are  very  faintly  drawn, — that  a  line 
may  not  be  a  barrier  to  any  purchaser  having  two  lots,  if  so 
desired:  and  as  the  lors  are  sold  the  lines  un  this  plan  can  be 
made  stronger  and  deeper,  thus  marking  the  lots  sold,  showing 
at  a  glance  which  are  to  be  sold  and  where  choice  may  be  made 
by  intending  purchasers:  as  the  superintendent  will  mark  off 
each  lot  as  sold.  I  have  not  numbered  the  lots  either,  for  the 
same  reason,  that  two  or  three  may  be  taken  by  one  person. 
These  two  or  three  thus  incorporated,  should  carry  one  number 
only,  which  will  prevent  confusion  in.  the  books  and  map. 
Again,  it  may  be  desired  to  divide  some  ot  the  lots.  1  have 
spaced  into  three  or  four,  lots  for  poorer  persons,  or  those  having 
small  families:  this  is  easily  regulated  on  books  of  the  Cemetery 
and  on  the  record,  if  not  numbered  on  the  map,  and  there  the 
division  may  be  numbered  as  done  without  disturbing  the 
chronicling  of  sales. 

The  fences  being  already  completed,  the  next  useful  things 
are  the  buildings  required.  In  these  I  have  confined  the  design 
to  the  lodge,  or  superintendent's  house  at  the  gate,  merely 
adding  to  and  altering  the  brick  house  now  near  the  proposed 
entrance,  which  is  the  best,  as  being  nearest  the  city,  and  may 


24  Hlstuiical  Sketch  of  Holly uwocl  Ceinetery. 


be  rendered  otherwise  unobjectionable  by  the  proper  cutting- 
down  of  the  street  laid  out  on  the  east  side  of  the  Cemetery, 
making  an  easy  access,  but  which  appears  dangerous  at  present, 
as  the  descent  is  quick  and  steep  from  the  street  to  the  grounds 
of  the  Cemetery  north  of  the  south  house  (brick  house).  After 
the  grounds  are  entered  the  road  will  be  easy  if  well  done,  and 
to  this  plan.  To  the  brick  house,  I  have  added  a  room  with 
bow  window  on  the  line  of  the  street,  so  as  to  command  the 
approach  to  the  gate  from  it  by  the  porter  or  gate  keeper,  thus 
preventing  delay  of  entrance.  I  have  also  added  a  bell  tower, 
of  simple  form;  in  the  upper  part,  a  bell  should  be  placed 
accessible  by  visitors  to  notice  a  desire  of  entrance,  and  also  of 
size  sufficient  to  be  tolled  on  funeral  occasions.  The  lower  part 
of  this  tower  would  be  a  covered  porch  with  a  verandah  to  the 
road  front,  and  another  at  right  angles  to  the  entrance ;  the 
liouse  would  have  three  rooms  on  each  floor,  thus  making  it 
a  comfortable  residence  for  the  superintendent  of  the  Cemetery. 
Another  house  of  frame  is  on  the  property,  which  may  be 
moved  to  the  other  side  of  the  entrance  gate,  easily  making  it  a 
residence  for  the  assistant  sexton.  Beyond  this,  on  the  north, 
I  have  marked  stables  and  sheds  for  the  vehicles  and  horses  of 
lot-holders  and  visitors.  This  is  a  temporary  gateway  till  farther 
improvement  is  desirable.  It  is  not,  therefore,  such  an  entrance 
or  gateway  as  I  would  design,  had  it  to  be  made  anew,  but  the 
easiest  and  most  economical  use  of  the  house  now  there. 

Having  gone  over  the  useful  and  necessary  work  of  the 
Cemetery,  I  will  now  describe  what  may  be  called  the  artistical, 
which  pertains  to  the  planting  of  trees  and  other  ornamental 
work  necessary  by  the  Company.  The  whole  of  the  valley  or 
main  run  of  water  being  from  north  to  south  is  unavailable  for 
the  purposes  of  burial,  but  may  be  rendered  highly  ornamental 
to  the  main  design  by  judicious  planting.  I  have,  therefore-, 
marked  it  as  decorative  ground ;  the  run  of  water  I  have  marked 
as  it  may  be  carried,  and  has  been  naturally,  so  as  to  form  an 
island.  This  may  be  planted  in  magnolias  and  other  flowering 
shrubs  of  damp  and  watery  natures  and  growth,  so  as  to  be  a 
beautiful  feature  in  the  landscape,  and  indeed  the  whole  of  the 


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25 


main  valley  may  be  so  used  as  it  is  entirely  unavailable  for 
burial  purposes.  In  some  parts  it  is  well  grown  in  poplars,  elm, 
ttc,  but  is  wanting  in*  trees  and  bushes  of  lower  growth.  In 
order  to  form  groups  of  these,  I  have  desired  the  gardener 
employed  (Mr.  Grseme,)  to  procure  all  he  could  from  the  natural 
woods,  the  trees  that  are  indigenous  being  invariably  the  best  to 
thrive,  and  be  ornamental  in  the  place  desired.  By  this  means 
and  the  proper  guidance  of  the  water,  the  main  valley  of 
Holly- Wood  may  be  of  the  most  beautiful  description,  varied 
and  pleasing.  The  east  hill  should  be  planted  densely,  the 
plants  may  be  of  any  kinds — better  it  should  be  overgrown  with 
the  common  pine  than  remain  in  its  present  state;  anything 
growing  on  that  side  w^ould  make  the  Cemetery  seem  more 
private,  which  is  very  desirable,  as  all  who  feel  must  know — 
and  indeed  it  may  be  laid  down  as  a  rule,  that  all  the  exterior 
fences  of  a  rural  cemetery  ought  to  be  enveloped  in  shade  of 
trees  or  young  plantings  of  trees,  else  why  do  we  fence  our  lots, 
or  shut  out  the  world  otherwise,  if  not  in  grief— therefore,  all 
along  the  east  and  west  fences  should  be  thickly  planted,  occa- 
sionally spreading  out  wide  as  I  have  marked  upon  the  plan  on 
these  two  lines.  Beyond  these  the  planting  of  the  grounds  by 
the  Cemetery  Company  is  confined  to  the  borders  of  principal 
roads  and  angles  thereof,  as  it  will  be  found  that  planting  of 
ornamental  trees  and  shrubs  will  be  done  extensively  by  lot- 
holders:  still  a  row  or  rows  of  tall  tapering  evergreens  should 
be  23lanted  by  the  Company  on  tlie  leading  thoroughfares  after 
entering  the  gate,  as  it  renders  solemn  the  whole  grounds  after- 
wards seen.  There  are  many  points  and  angles  formed  by  the 
roads  that  should  be  also  planted  by  the  Company,  but  all  these 
time  will  show."  The  only  piece  of  water  I  have  considered 
desirable,  is  at  the  debouch  of  the  water  into  the  culvert  at  the 
canal;  this  Avould  be  easily  dammed  by  a  retaining  wall  (some 
twenty  or  thirty  feet  from  the  canal  as  the  line  may  be)  built  of 
sufficient  height  to  dam  the  water  to  the  desired  breadth  of 
pond — this  is  to  be  recommended  also  as  a  regulator  to  the 
emission  of  the  waters  of  the  main  run,  rendering  it  placid  in 


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Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery. 


its  bed,  which  once  cut  to  the  desired  size  and  shape,  will  be- 
without  the  trouble  and  expense  of  alteration. 

Thus,  gentlemen,  I  have  endeavored  fo  explain  my  plan  for 
Holly-Wood  Cemetery;  should  my  services  be  further  desired,, 
please  inform  me  at  your  earliest  decision  that  I  may  regulate 
my  time  so  as  to  visit  and  stake  out  the  roads,  c%c.  The  plan, 
on  yellow  paper  is  the  key  to  the  principal  plan.  In  trusty 
gentlemen,  that  the  design  may  please,  I  have  the  honor  to  be 

Your  most  obd't  serv't, 

JOHN  NOTMAK 


PEOCEEDINGS   OF  THE  HOLLYWOOD  CEMETERY 
COMPANY   AT  THEIR  ANNUAL 
MEETING  IN  MAY,  1849. 

The  first  annual  meeting  of  the  Hollywood  Cemetery  Com- 
pany was  held  pursuant  to  the  By-Laws  on  the  first  Tuesday, 
being  the  first  day  of  May,  1849,  in  the  Library-room  of  the 
Richmond  Library. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Peachy  R.  Grattan,  Isaac  Davenport,  Esq.,, 
was  called  to  the  chair,  and  William  H.  Haxall  appointed  Secre- 
tary. 

The  President  then  read  the  Annual  Report  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  as  follows: 

FIRST  ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  THE  PRESIDENT  AND  DIRECTORS  OF  THE 
HOLLYWOOD  CEMETERY  COMPANY. 

To  the  Members  in  General  Meeting : 

Gentlemen: — Soon  after  the  general  meetino^  of  the  subscri- 
bers  in  May  last,  the  Board  of  Directors  organized  themselves 
by  the  appointment  of  Thomas  H.  Ellis  as  President,  William 
Henry  Haxall  as  Secretary,  and  Joshua  J.  Fry  as  Treasurer,  the 
last  named  having  been  chosen  by  the  Board  a  Director,  in  the 
place  of  Mr.  William  Mitchell,  Jr.,  who  declined  serving. 


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The  committee,  consisting  of  Messrs.  B.  W.  Haxall  and  K. 
H.  Maury,  who  were  appointed  to  obtain  additional  subscribers, 
and  the  signatures  of  all  who  were  or  might  become  subscribers 
to  the  By-Laws  which  had  been  adopted  in  general  meeting, 
reported  finally,  that  after  diligent  effort  they  were  unable  to 
obtain  any  new  subscribers,  but  had  obtained  the  signatures  of 
all  the  previous  subscribers  to  the  Bj^-Laws.  The  whole  number 
of  subscribers  is  fifty-five,  and  the  whole  number  of  shares  sub- 
scribed for,  at  one  hundred  dollars  each,  eighty-seven. 

The  committee,  consisting  of  Messrs.  P.  R.  Grattan,  G.  A. 
My  ere,  W.  Goddin,  W.  H.  Haxall  and  1.  Davenport,  who  Avere 
appointed  to  procure  a  deed  conveying  the  property  in  trust, 
presented  one  which  is  believed  to  have  been  prepared  with 
great  care  by  gentlemen  distinguished  as  conveyancers.  The 
Board  of  Directors,  in  pursuance  of  instructions  from  the  sub- 
scribers, appointed  nine  trustees,  namely,  Messrs.  William  H. 
Macfarland,  Abram  Warwick,  R.  Barton  Haxall,  H.  Brooke 
Gwathmey,  James  C.  Crane,  John  Womble,  Horace  L.  Kent, 
Peachy  P.  Grattan,  and  John  L.  Bacon,  to  whom  the  deed  has 
been  duly  executed,  and  all  of  whom,  except  Messrs.  Bacon  and 
Gwathmey,  now  absent  from  the  City,  have  accepted  the  trust 
by  signing  the  deed.  The  title  to  the  property  stands  in  the 
name  of  the  whole  body  of  the  ti;ustees,  but  any  three  of  them 
are  authorized  to  convey  title  to  a  section  or  sections  in  the 
Cemetery. 

According  to  the  Treasurer's  statement,  on  the  1st  of  May 
last  there  remained  in  his  hands  to  the  credit  of  the  subscribers 
$316.10.  The  whole  amount  of  the  subscription  money  had 
been  then  paid  except  $375.  It  was  contemplated  by  the 
general  meeting  of  subscribers  that  additional  subscribers  would 
have  been  obtained.  Until  tlmt  could  be  effected,  the  Board 
resolved  to  negotiate  a  loan  for  the  purpose  of  prosecuting  the 
improvement,  under  the  conviction  that  too  much  had  been 
then  done  to  abandon  the  iindertaking,  and  that  further  expen- 
diture was  necessary  in  order  to  render  the  previous  outlay  in 
any  way  available.  Accordingly,  from  time  to  time,  they  bor- 
rowed money  upon  the  Company's  notes;  and  upon  notes  of 


28 


Historiccd  Sl^etch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery. 


this  character,  now  outstanding  and  running  to  maturity,  there 
is  due  $3,762.29.  The  Treasurer's  account,  lierewitli  submit- 
ted, marked  A,  will  show  the  money  transactions  of  the  Com- 
pany since  the  present  Board  of  Directors  was  appointed;  and 
the  general  statement,  also  herewith  submitted,  marked  B,  will 
show  the  transactions  of  that  nature  from  the  beginning  of  the 
association  to  the  present  time. 

In  July  last  Mr.  Grseme,  the  superintendent,  died.  His  place 
was  supplied  by  the  appointment  of  Mr.  James  O'KeefFe,  who 
is  now  engaged  at  the  salary  of  $400  per  annum.  Mr.  O'KeetFe 
was  recommended  as  a  skilful,  practical  gardener,  and  in  his 
character  as  superintendent  has  given  satisfaction.  There  are 
at  this  time  sixteen  hands  under  him,  employed  in  laying  out 
and  preparing  the  grounds,  at  the  hire  of  88  cents  per  diem. 

Mr.  Joseph  J.  Pleasants,  since  August  last,  has  been  engaged 
as  the  Engineer.  He  has  laid  out  the  grounds  in  almost  exact 
accordance  with  the  plan  of  Mr.  I^otman.  The  few  slight 
variations  made  by  him  have  been  only  at  points  where  the  con- 
formation of  the  ground  rendered  them  obviously  proper,  and 
in  every  case  with  the  sanction  of  the  Board. 

The  plan  of  Holly- Wood  has  been  now  so  far  completed  that 
the  Directors  feel  authorized  to  bring  it  into  market  at  an  early 
day.  It  is  proposed,  therefore,  with  the  advice  and  consent  of 
the  members,  to  advertise  the  sections  for  public  sale  on  Wed" 
nesday,  the  23rd  day  of  the  present  month.  Each  section  to  be 
offered  for  sale  has  been,  or  will  be  before  the  day  of  sale,  desig- 
nated by  permanent  marks,  the  number  of  superficial  feet  in 
each  ascertained,  and  a  value  assessed  upon  each  by  the  Board 
of  Directors.  Certain  portions  of  the  ground  will  be  reserved 
for  single  graves.  An  office  plat  will  be  -kept,  upon  which  the 
sections  and  single  lots  will  be  numbered,  and  from  which  selec- 
tions may  be  made  in  the  office  after  the  first  public  sale.  The 
Board  have  had  a  form  of  conveyance  prepared,  which  ex- 
presses the  rules  and  regulations  concerning  interments,  im- 
provements and  repairs,  and  the  same  is  herewith  submitted  for 
your  approval. 

All  must  feel  that  it  is  in  a  high  degree  important  to  give 


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29 


permanency  to  our  Cemetery,  that  there  may  be  as  far  as  prac- 
ticable an  undisturbed  repose  of  the  dead.  A  more  substantial 
enclosure  than  the  wooden  fence  now  erected  will  undoubtedly 
be  necessary  before  many  years.  In  view  of  this,  the  Board 
take  the  liberty  of  sno:o:estino!:  that  it  mio;ht  be  well  to  set  aside 
a  stated  amount  annually  as  a  fund,  to  be  invested  in  some 
proper  security,  until  a  sufficient  amount  shall  have  been  real- 
ized to  complete  a  stone  wall  around  such  portions  of  the  Ceme- 
tery as  it  may  be  deemed  expedient  thus  to  enclose. 

Tlie  Board  abstain  from  any  general  remarks  on  the  interest- 
ing sclieme  in  which  they  are  eiigaged.  They  will  take  the 
opportunity,  however,  to  say  that  they  have  given  much  of  their 
time  and  attention  to  the  supervision  of  the  work,  visiting  the 
grounds  frequently,  and  endeavoring  as  far  as  possible,  by  all 
proper  means,  to  give  impulse  to  the  undertaking. 

They  are  satisfied  that  in  Holly-AVood  the  citizens  of  Ricli- 
mond  have  the  site  of  a  Rural  Cemetery  of  unsurpassed  beauty; 
and  they  have  set  before  them  as  their  object  the  sentiment 
appropriately  expressed  by  Washington  Irving,  that  the  grave 
should  be  surrounded  by  everything  that  can  inspire  tenderness 
and  veneration  for  the  dead,  or  that  mio-ht  win  tlie  livino'  to  vir- 
tue.'' 

Signed  bv  order  of  the  Board. 

THOMAS  H.  ELLIS,  President, 
Richmond,  Ajrril  30,  1849. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  P.  R.  Grattan, 

Jiesolred^  That  the  report  of  the  Directors  be  adopted,  and 
that  authority  be  granted  them  to  act  on  the  subjects  tliereiii 
contained  as  in  their  judgment  may  seem  best,^ — jj/'ocided,  hov> 
erer^  that  in  selling  the  lots  the  sales  shall  be  in  the  usual  mode 
by  single  sections. 

It  esol  red  further,  That  the  report  and  proceedings  of  this 
meeting,  and  the  deed  to  the  Trustees  for  the  property,  with  any 
other  documents  appertaining  to  the  Cemetery,  deemed  suitable 
by  the  Directors,  be  published  in  pamphlet  form,  under  the 
instructions  of  the  Board. 


30  Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery. 


On  motion  of  ilr.  Samuel  Reeve, 

Resolved^  That  the  Board  of  Directors  apply  to  the  Legisla- 
ture for  an  act  of  incorporation. 
On  motion  of  Mr.  James  C.  Crane, 

Resolved^  That  it  be  recommended  to  the  Directors  to  make 
arrangements  for  such  dedication  services  at"  the  opening  of  the 
Cemetery  as  they  may,  after  due  consideration,  deem  expedient. 

The  following  named  Directors  were  then  appointed  for  the 
ensuing  year: 

Thomas  H.  Ellis,  Wm.  Henry  Haxall, 

Joshua  J.  Fry,  Corbin  Warwick, 

James  H.  Gardner,  Gustavus  A.  Myers, 

Alexander  Duval,  Henry  Exall, 

James  C.  Crane. 
And  then,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Fleming  James,  the  meeting 
adjourned. 

The  first  interment  was  that  of  Frederick  William  Emrich, 
infant  son  of  Mr.  John  Emrich,  on  the  1st  day  of  July,  1848; 
on  which  occasion  the  burial  service  was  conducted  by  the  Rev. . 
George  Woodbridge,  rector  of  the  Monumental  church,  Rich- 
mond. The  first  monument  erected  in  Holly-Wood  was  by  Mr. 
Charles  W.  Purcell,  to  the  memory  of  his  little  son,  Charles,  in 
May,  1851.  The  first  head  stone  was  by  Mr.  Oliver  P.  Bald- 
w^in,  to  the  memory  of  his  little  daughter,  Ann  Louisa,  in  Sep- 
tember, 1850. 

On  the  25th  of  June,  1849,  the  dedication  of  the  cemetery 
took  place  on  the  grounds  in  the  presence  of  the  President  and 
Directors,  several  of  the  clergy,  and  a  numerous  assemblage  of 
citizens,  gentlemen  and  ladies. 

The  ceremonies  were  commenced  with  a  prayer,  by  the  Rev. 
James  L.  Reynolds,  pastor  of  the  Second  Baptist  church,  Rich- 
mond, after  which  Oliver  P.  Baldwin,  Esq'r,  delivered  a  most 
appropriate  address,  replete  with  eloquence  and  pathos,  and 
marked  throughout  by  unusual  beauty  and  purity  of  thought 
and  language. 

On  the  12th  of  March,  1850,  the  second  petition  to  the  Legis- 
lature for  a  charter  of  the  Company  w^as  rejected  by  an  over- 


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whelming  majority^  although  the  committee  on  propositions  and 
grievances  had  reported  a  hill  for  incorporation.  The  applica- 
tion was  supported  by  a  printed  statement  of  the  most  promi- 
nent facts  and  reasons  in  the  case,  and  also  by  a  printed  corre- 
spondence exhibiting  the  experience  of  similar  establishments 
at  the  Xorth,  as  well  as  by  personal  efforts  and  explanations  of 
the  President  and  some  of  the  Directors  and  members  of  the 
Company. 

J^otwithstanding  this  continued  opposition,  however,  the 
stockholders,  in  general  meeting  assembled,  resolved  unani- 
mously to  persevere  in  their  enterprise  to  its  completion. 


mCORPORATIOK 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Stockholders  held  May  8th,  1856,  the 
President  submitted  his  annual  report,  of  which  the  following 
is  an  extract :  "  The  Board  have  the  pleasure  to  announce  that 

at  the  last  session  of  the  Legislature,  an  Act  was  passed,  vith- 

out  opposition^  incorporating  the  Holly- Wood  Cemetery  Com- 
^'  pany.    A  certified  copy  of  the  Act  is  herewith  communicated  ; 

and  such  proceedings  are  recommended  as  may  seem  to  the 
*•  stockholders  proper,  to  avail  themselves  of  its  provisions.'' 

AN    ACT    INCOEPOKATING    THE    HOLLY-WOOD    CEMETERY  COMPANY, 
PASSED  FEBKUARY  25tH,  1856. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly,  that  Thomas  H. 
Ellis,  William  H.  Haxall,  James  H.  Gardner,  Gustavus  A. 
Myers,  Corbin  Warwick,  Alexander  Duval,  Henry  Exall,  Joshua 
J.  Fry,  and  Charles  AV.  Purcell,  their  successors  and  associates, 
and  such  persons  as  may  be  hereafter  associated  with  them,  shall 
be  and  are  hereby  made  and  constituted  a  body  politic  and  cor- 
porate under  the  name  of  the  Holly- Wood  Cemetery  Company, 
subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  fifty-sixth  and  fifty-seventh  chap- 
ters of  the  Code  of  \^irginia,  so  far  as  the  same  may  be  appli- 


32  Historical  Sketch  of  IloUijicood  Cemetery, 


cable  and  necessary  for  Cemetery  purposes;  provided  tliat  at  no 
time  shall  the  real  estate  held  bj  said  Company  exceed  sixty 
acres. 

The  officers  of  said  Company  shall  be  a  President,  who  shall 
be  annually  elected  by  the  Company,  and  such  other  officers  as 
the  Board  may  deem  necessary  and  proper,  and  whose  duties 
shall  from  time  to  time  be  prescribed  by  the  By-Laws,  Rules  and 
Regulations  of  the  Company,  the  first  election  to  be  held  on  the 
sixth  day  of  May,  eighteen  hundred  and  lifty-six. 

No  interest  of  a  corporator  in  the  property  of  the  said  Com- 
pany shall  be  subject  in  any  way  to  the  payment  of  debts,  pas& 
by  insolvency,  or  into  the  hands  of  personal  representatives,  or 
be  liable  for  taxes  of  any  description,  but  the  rights  and  interest 
shall  remain  in  the  families  of  each  ac(;ording  to  the  course  of 
descents. 

No  streets,  lanes,  roads,  or  alleys  shall  at  any  time  be  estab- 
lished or  made  over  the  said  land  or  any  part  thereof  without 
the  consent  of  the  Company,  nor  shall  the  same  be  condemned^ 
or  taken  in  any  manner  for  any  public  use  without  such  consent. 

The  grounds  and  improvements  thereon,  and  all  other  pro- 
perty and  things  connected  therewith  belonging  to  the  Company 
hereby  incorporated  shall  for  all  police  purposes  be  under  the 
protection  of  and  subject  to  the  ordinances  of  the  city  of  Rich- 
mond, and  the  mayor  or  any  other  justices  of  the  peace  of  said 
city  shall  have  jurisdiction  concurrent  with  the  justices  and 
other  officers  of  the  county  of  Henrico,  of  all  offences  committed 
upon  and  within  said  grounds  in  the  same  manner  as  if  done 
and  committed  within  the  city  of  Richmond. 

This  Act  shall  be  in  force  from  its  passage. 

State  of  Virginia,  City  of  Richmond,  to-wit : 

I  hereby  certify  that  the  foregoing  is  a  true  copy  of  an  Act 
passed  by  the  General  Assembly  on  the  25th  of  February,  1856. 

Given  under  my  hand'  this  21st  April,  1856. 


(Signed.)  ST.  G.  TUCKER, 

C.  H.  D.,  and  keeper  of  the  rolls  of  Ya. 


Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetenj. 


At  the  same  meeting,  (May  8th,  1S56,)  the  following  pream- 
ble and  resolutions  were  adopted : 

Whereas,  the  General  Assembly  of  Virginia  has  by  an  Act 
passed  on  the  25th  day  of  February,  1856,  granted  a  charter  of 
incorporation  to  the  members  of  the  Holly-Wood  Cemetery 
Company, 

Resolved^  1st.  That  the  said  Act  of  incorporation  be  accepted, 
and  that  the  said  Company  be  organized  under  the  said  charter. 

2nd.  That  the  members  of  the  said  corporation  shall  consist 
at  present  of  the  same  persons  which  now  constitute  the  mem- 
l)ers  of  the  Holly-Wood  Cemetery  Company,  and  at  any  future 
period  of  such  persons  as  would  have  hereafter  become  members 
of  the  s-aid  Holly-Wood  Cemetery  Company  as  provided  in  the 
by-laws  of  said  Company. 

3rd.  That  the  officers  of  the  said  corporation  shall  consist  of 
president  and  eight  directors,  to  be  chosen  annually  by  the  mem- 
bers of  said  corporation,  in  the  manner  provided  by  the  by-laws 
of  said  Company,  and  shall  continue  in  office  until  their  suc- 
cessors are  appointed  ;  and  the  said  president  and  directors  shall 
possess  the  authority  and  discharge  the  duties  vested  in  and  pre- 
scribed to  them  by  the  by-lavrs  of  the  said  Holly- A¥ood  Ceme- 
tery Company. 

1th.  That  the  said  Board  of  Directors  shall  appoint  a  secre- 
tary, and  the  powers  of  the  president  shall  be  the  same  as  the 
powers  vested  in  the  president  by  the  said  by-laws. 

5tli.  That  the  members  of  said  corporation  may  from  time  to 
time  amend,  alter,  or  add  to  said  by-laws  as  they  shall  deem  ex- 
pedient, except,  that  wdiilst  the  members  of  said  corporation 
consist  of  the  share-holders  of  the  property  of  said  Holly-Wood 
Cemetery  Company,  they  shall  not  have  power  to  deprive  the 
purchasers  of  lots  in  said  Cemetery  grounds  of  the  rights  secured 
to  them  by  the  fourth  provision  of  the  deed  bearing  date  the 
23rd  day  of  April,  1819,  by  which  the  property  of  said  Com- 
pany is  conveyed  in  trust  for  the  benefit  of  the  members  thereof. 

6th.  That  the  property  of  the  said  Holly-Wood  Cemetery 
Company  be  conveyed  by  the  surviving  trustees  in  said  deed  to 
3' 


34  Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery. 


the  said  corporation,  to  be  held  by  the  said  corporation  subject 
to  the  first,  second,  third,  fourth,  fifth,  and  ninth  trusts  declared 
in  said  deed,  and  the  said  corporation  shall  assume  the  debts, 
liabilities  and  contracts  of  the  said  Holly-Wood  Cemetery 
Company. 

DIKECTIONS  TO   PURCHASERS  OF  LOTS. 

Persons  wishing  to  purchase  lots  in  Holly-Wood  Cemetery 
will  apply  to  the  superintendent,  who  may  always  be  found  at 
his  office  near  the  entrance  gate,  who  has  maps  in  his  possession 
of  all  the  sections  and  different  lots,  and  will  accompany  the 
purchaser,  show  the  vacant  lots,  and  aid  in  making  selections. 

After  having  made  a  selection,  the  purchaser  will  please  see 
that  the  number,  section,  size  and  price  are  properly  entered  by 
the  superintendent  in  his  book,  which  will  be  exhibited  to  him 
for  that  purpose.  The  purchaser  will  sign  his  name  to  the 
ticket,  which  is  to  be  retained  in  his  book,  and  receiving  then  a 
duplicate  ticket,  will  take  that  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Company, 
and  upon  payment  of  the  stipulated  price  the  Treasurer  will 
issue  a  certificate  of  title.  And  in  no  case  is  the  superintendent 
authorized  to  open  a  grave  unless  the  title  accompanies  the 
■application. 

The  conditions  of  sales  in  every  case  is  for  cash. 

rOEM  OF  TITLE. 

No.  , 

Holly-Wood  Cemetery, 

 Section,  Lot,  No.   . 

This  is  to  certify  that  is  the  lawful 

owner  of  Lot  No.  -,  Section  ,  containing  

superficial  feet  in  the  Holly-Wood  Cemetery,  according  to  the 
plan  thereof,  surveyed  by  Joseph  J.  Pleasants,  and  now  in  the 
possession  of  the  Holly-Wood  Cemetery  Company,  which  lot  is 

held  by  the  said  ,  with  the  rights  and 

privileges  conferred  by  the  Act  of  Incorporation  of  the  said 
Holly-Wood  Cemetery  Company,  passed  February  25th,  1856, 


Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery.  35 


and  subject  to  the  regulations  adopted  from  time  to  time  by  the 
stockholders  (consistent  therewith. 

Witness  the  hand  of  the  President  and  the  corpo- 
[Seal.]      rate  seal  of  the  Holly- Wood  Cemetery  Company 
on  this  day  of  ,  18  . 

 ,  President. 

 ,  Treasurer. 

TO  COUNTRY  FAMILIES. 

Since  communications  with  Richmond  have  become  so  nu- 
merous by  rail  and  water,  persons  in  the  country  might  purchase 
burial  lots  here  instead  of  using  their  own  fields,  which,  among 
the  mutations  of  property  in  Virginia,  are  so  liable  to  be  ploughed 
over  by  subsequent  proprietors.  Some  purchases  of  this  kind 
have  been  made,  but  it  is  surprising  that  they  have  not  been 
more  numerous.  How  infinitely  more  appropriate  it  would  be 
to  make  these  arrangements  deliberately  whilst  in  health,  than 
to  impose  them  upon  friends  after  death,  when  they  must  neces- 
sarily be  made  hurriedly  and  in  the  midst  of  distress. 

ENCLOSURES. 

The  opinion  of  many  lot  owners  having  changed  in  regard  to 
enclosures. since  the  adoption  of  the  Rules  and  Regulations  of 
the  Company,  the  Directors  now  recommend  all  purchasers  of 
new  lots,  as  well  as  the  present  owners  of  lots  who  have  not  yet 
made  their  enclosures,  to  dispense  with  the  old  system  of  iron 
fences  and  use  granite  curbing  exclusively.  This  will  be  found 
more  durable,  less  expensive,  and  far  more  attractive  to  the  eye. 

MONUMENTS. 

Every  person  visiting  our  cemeteries  cannot  fail  to  observe  the 
large  number  of  monuments  which  are  in  bad  condition.  This 
is  owing  to  neglect  in  preparing  the  foundations.  No  monu- 
ment should  be  erected  unless  the  foundation  commences  from 


36  Historiccd  Sl'etch  of  ILjlIyirood  Cemetery. 


the  bottom  of  the  ^rave,  bricked  with  an  arch  to  cover  the  sar- 
cophagus or  coffin. 

Every  contractor  to  furnish  a  monument  should,  for  his  own 
reputation,  require  a  foundation  to  be  constructed  so  substantial 
that  the  structure  would  never  tip  or  tumble  down.  There  is 
no  one,  who  for  a  moment  reflects,  that  will  not  readily  concede 
that  when  the  pine  box  which  receives  the  sarcophagus  or  coffin, 
decays,  the  ground  will  give  way,  and  the  monument  thus  unpro- 
tected becomes  displaced. 

PRESERVATION  OF  THE  RECORDS. 

The  greater  number  of  the  books  and  papers  of  the  Company 
having  been  destroyed  by  fire  on  the  3rd  of  April,  1865,  and  in 
consequence  thereof  no  proper  record  of  the  accounts  and  pro- 
ceedings of  the  Company  being  in  existence,  the  Board  of 
Directors,  at  a  meeting  held  on  the  19th  of  December,  1867, 
contracted  with  Col.  Thomas  H.  Ellis,  the  President,  to  record 
in  a  suitable  book  from  the  originals  in  his  possession,  the  title 
deeds  to  the  property  of  the  Company,  the  proceedings  of  the 
stockholders  and  of  the  President  and  Directors,  and  such  other 
documents  as  he  might  deem  appropriate  to  record,  from  the 
organization  of  the  Company. 

This  duty  was  discharged  by  the  President,  who  laid  before 
the  Board,  on  the  2nd  of  May,  1868,  a  record  written  by  himself, 
which  was  received  and  approved,  and  the  unanimous  thanks  of 
the  Board  were  tendered  to  Col.  Ellis  for  the  fall  and  highly 
satisfactory  manner  in  which  he  executed  this  laborious  w^ork. 

And  at  a  meeting  of  the  stockholders  held  the  same  day,  the 
By-Laws  were  amended  so  that  a  majority  of  shares  represented 
by  such  of  the  original  subscribers  as  may  be  living  at  the  time 
shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  any  business  of 
the  Company.  At  this  meeting  of  the  stockholders,  (May  2nd, 
1868,)  the  President  and  Secretary  were  authorized,  upon  satis- 
factory proof  of  the  loss  of  the  original  certificate  of  title  issued 
by  this  Company,  to  issue  a  duplicate  certificate. 


Historical  Sketch  of  Hollyioood  Cemetery.  37 


On  the  25th  of  May,  1870,  Col.  Ellis  resigned  his  office  of 
President  of  Holly-A¥ood  Cemetery  Company,  after  a  service  of 
twenty-one  years,  (having  been  elected  May  1st,  1819.) 

His  resignation  was  accepted,  and  the  following  resolution 
was  unanimously  adopted  by  the  Board  of  Directors  at  a  meet- 
ing held  October  Tth,  1870  : 

Resolved^  That  by  a  change  of  residence  of  Col.  Thomas  H. 
Ellis,  late  President  of  Holly- Wood  Cemetery  Company,  from 
this  city  to  Chicago,  we  have  lost  a  most  valuable  officer,  who  by 
his  assiduity,  efficiency  and  urbanity,  not  only  preserved  the 
esteem  of  his  associates,  but  won  the  kindest  regards  of  all  those 
wdth  whom,  in  the  discharge  of  his  official  duties,  he  was  brought 
in  contact." 

The  Directors  cannot  part  with  Col.  Ellis  without  expressing 
upon  their  records  their  grateful  sense  of  the  services  he  has  ren- 
dered to  the  Company.  For  twenty-one  years  he  has  acted  as 
the  President  of  the  Company,  without  compensation,  and  dur- 
ing all  that  period  he  has  labored  indefatigably  and  successfully 
to  advance  its  prosperity  ;  and  now  in  the  perfection  of  its  plan 
and  the  beauty  of  its  execution,  and  in  its  complete  and  thorough 
organization  under  a  charter  so  long  refused,  we  have  the  evi- 
dence and  the  results  of  his  earnest  and  persevering  attention 
and  labor.  The  Directors  and  the  Company  must  ever  remem- 
ber his  long,  faithful,  efficient  and  gratuitous  services  with  grati- 
tude, and  their  thoughts  will  follow  him  to  his  new  field  of  labor 
Avith  earnest  wishes  for  his  success. 

Whilst,  however,  the  Directors  would  express  warmly  their 
high  admiration  of  the  services  rendered  to  the  Company  by 
Col.  Ellis,  they  think  they  have  been  able  to  fill  the  position 
which  he  so  long  occupied,  by  the  ayjpointment  of  a  gentleman 
w^orthy  to  succeed  him,  Wm.  H.  Haxall,  Esq.,  who  was  one  of 
the  earliest  originators  of  the  scheme,  and  has  been  an  earnest 
advocate  of  it  from  its  incipiency  to  the  present  hour. 

It  is  a  fundamental  law  of  Holly-Wood  Cemetery  Company 
that  all  money  received  shall  be  applied  to  the  preservation  and 
improvement  of  the  Company's  grounds  and  buildings.  There 
exists  an  impression  in  the  minds  of  many  persons,  even  in  our 


88  Historical  Sketch  of  HollyiDood  Cemetery. 


own  midst,  who  should  be  better  informed,  that  this  Company 
is  a  joint  stock  association,  declaring  annual  1}^  large  dividends 
to  its  stockholders.  Such  a  conclusion  is  grossly  unjust  to  its- 
originators  and  to  those  who  have  it  at  present  in  charge.  On 
the  contrary,  we  can  assure  the  public  that  every  dollar  of  it& 
receipts,  except  what  may  be  necessary  for  salary  of  the  Super- 
intendent, wages  of  laborers,  occasional  services  of  a  clerk,  and 
a  small  salary  to  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  is  devoted  to  the 
preservation  and  perpetuation  of  the  improvements  already 
made,  and  the  further  embellishment  of  the  grounds.  No  officer 
of  the  Company  ever  received  one  dollar  of  compensation  for 
services  prior  to  1862,  and  since  then  only  to  the  Secretary  and 
Treasurer  has  a  small  salary  been  allowed.  The  investments 
derived  from  the  sale  of  lots,  after  the  payment  of  the  money 
borrowed  by  the  Company  before  the  war,  in  city  and  State 
securities,  were  converted  into  CJonfederate  bonds  soon  after  the 
commencement  of  the  war,  with  the  desire  to  obtain  a  better 
interest,  and  under  the  common  belief  that  should  the  cause  in 
which  we  were  engaged  prove  unsuccessful,  all  bonds  of  every 
description  would  share  alike.  In  addition  thereto,  as  almost 
every  family  in  the  city  had  one  or  more  of  its  members  in  the 
army,  and  all  looking  to  some  disaster,  a  very  large  number  of 
lots  were  sold  and  paid  for  in  Confederate  money. 

Owing  to  the  loss  of  funds  occasioned  by  the  war,  and  the 
fact  that  so  many  lots  had  already  been  disposed  of,  it  became  a 
subject  of  grave  consideration  how  resources  should  be  obtained 
sufficient  to  meet  the  annual  expenses  and  enable  the  Company 
to  reserve  the  amount  received  for  sale  of  lots  to  be  applied  as 
originally  contemplated,  i.  e.^  for  the  erection  of  a  permanent 
enclosure  of  the  grounds.  Several  schemes  were  proposed,  one 
of  which  w^as  to  assess  annually  a  small  sum  to  be  collected 
from  each  lot-owner.  This  would  have  been  equal  and  proper 
under  the  circumstances  but  for  the  difficulty  of  making  the- 
collections.  The  President  and  Directors  therefore  thought  it 
would  be  best  to  call  a  meeting  of  the  owners  of  lots  in  the 
Cemetery  and  have  the  subject  submitted  for  their  consideration 
for  the  purpose  of  recommending  the  best  course  to  be  pursued. 


Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery. 


39 


Accordingly,  notice  was  given  in  the  daily  papers  inviting  a 
general  meeting  of  all  owners  of  lots  in  Holly-Wood  Cemetery, 
then  numbering  about  1,500. 

This  meeting  took  place  on  the  16th  of  July,  1868.  Gus- 
tavus  A.  Myers  was  elected  Chairman  and  Samuel  W.  Har- 
wood  Secretary. 

Three  resolutions  were  introduced  by  Col.  Christopher  Tomp- 
kins. 

1st.  That  it  is  eminently  proper  that  suitable  enclosures 
should  be  constructed  around  the  Holly-Wood  Cemetery 
grounds. 

2nd.  That  a  committee  of  15  be  appointed  to  consider  the 
subject  and  to  report  to  a  meeting  of  the  lot-holders,  to  be  held 
on  the  first  Monday  in  October  next,  such  measures  as  they 
may  recommend. 

3rd.  That  the  said  committee  be  appointed  by  the  chairman. 

When  the  following  persons  were  appointed: 

Christopher  Q.  Tompkins,  Emil  O.  Kolting, 

Joseph  E.  Anderson,  John  C.  Shafer, 

Robert  Edmond,  Wm.  E.  Tanner, 

George  A.  Barksdale,  Wm.  H.  Christian, 

John  Purcell,  Anthony  Bargamin, 

Sam'l  W.  Harwood,  Kobert  Archer, 

S.  Horace  Hawes,  William  G.  Ferguson, 
Charles  H.  Dimniock. 

On  the  first  Monday  of  October,  so  few  assembled,  that  an 
adjournment  was  agreed  upon,  and  on  the  day  fixed  by  adjourn- 
ment to  meet  again,  only  two  or  three  of  the  lot-owners  were  in 
attendance. 

After  due  consideration  the  Board  of  Directors  decided  to 
grade  and  bring  into  view  for  sale  the  unsurveyed  portions  of 
the  grounds,  and  increase  the  tariff*  for  interments.  They  also 
passed  a  resolution  that  no  portion  of  the  money  received  for 
the  sales  of  lots  should  be  appropriated  to  any  other  purpose 
than  the  establishment  of  an  interest-bearing  fund  to  be  applied 
as  heretofore  indicated. 


40  Historical  S  ketch  of  Hollyioood  Cemetery. 


This  explanatioD,  it  is  hoped,  may  serve  to  show  why  it 
became  necessary  to  charge  more  for  lots  than  the  original 
valuation,  and  higher  fees  for  burials,  and  free  the  Company 
from  the  aspersion  of  making  Holly-Wood,  as  it  has  been  said, 
only  a  burial  place  for  the  rich.  It  may  be  proper  to  state  in 
this  connection  that  nearly  three  acres  of  the  Cemetery  property 
were  turned  over  to  the  Confederacy,  in  w^hich  repose  the  re- 
mains of  (7,557)  seven  thousand  five  hundred  and  fifty-seven 
soldiers ;  the  Company  having  never  received  any  compen- 
sation for  the  same;  also,  that  no  application  for  burial  free  of 
charge  has  ever  been  made  by  the  friends  of  a  deceased  poor 
person  and  refused. 

On  the  9th  of  May,  1862,  at  a  meeting  of  the  stockholders,  it 
w^as  resolved  that  the  ofiices  of  Secretary  and  Treasurer  should 
be  united,  and  that  the  salary  of  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
should  be  fixed  at  $300  per  annum ;  also,  that  before  entering 
upon  his  duties  he  shall  be  required  to  give  bond  and  good  secu- 
rity in  the  penalty  of  $5,000,  conditioned  upon  the  faithful  per- 
formance of  all  the  duties  of  his  ofiice. 

It  was  resolved  unanimously  that  the  thanks  of  the  stockhold- 
ers be,  and  are  hereby  presented  to  James  H.  Gardner,  for  tlie 
prompt,  faithful,  and  acceptable  manner  in  which  for  thirteen 
years  he  has  gratuitously  performed  the  important  and  respon- 
sible duties  of  Treasurer  of  this  Company.  At  the  same  meet- 
ing it  was  resolved,  as  one  of  the  By-Laws  on  permanent  regu- 
lations of  this  Company,  that  hereafter  no  person  convicted  of 
crime,  and  who  suffers  death  in  consequence  thereof  according 
to  the  laws  of  Virginia,  shall  be  buried  in  the  Holly-Wood 
Cemetery. 


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41 


AMENDMENT  OF  THE  CHARTER. 

On  the  SOtli  April,  1S74,  the  Legislature  passed  the  following 
Act  amending  the  Company's  charter : 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly,  that  the  first  and 
second  sections  of  the  Act  entitled  An  Act  incorporating  the 
Holly-Wood  Cemetery  Company,"  passed  the  25th  February, 
1856,  be  amended. and  re-enacted  as  follows: 

1.  Thomas  H.  Ellis,  Wm.  H.  Haxall,  James  H.  Gardner, 
Henry  Exall,  Corbin  Warwick  and  Charles  W.  Piircell,  their 
associates  and  successors,  and  such  persons  as  may  hereafter  be 
associated  with  them,  shall  be  a  body  politic  and  corporate 
under  the  name  and  style  of  the  Holly-Wood  Cemetery  Com- 
pany, subject  to  the  fifty-sixth  and  fifty-seventh  chapters  of  the 
Code  of  Virginia,  and  any  amendments  thereof  since  made,  so 
far  as  the  same  may  be  applicable  and  necessary  for  cemetery 
purposes:  provided,  that  at  no  time  shall  the  real  estate  held  by 
such  Company  exceed  one  hundred  acres. 

2.  The  ofiicers  of  the  Company  shall  be  a  President,  who  shall 
be  annually  elected  by  the  Company,  as  many  Directors  as  may 
be  fixed  by  the  By-Laws,  who  shall  also  be  elected  annually  by  the 
Company,  and  who  may  be  chosen  either  from  the  stockholders 
•or  the  owners  of  lots  in  the  Cemetery,  and  such  other  ofiicers  as 
the  Company  may  direct,  or  the  Board  of  Directors  may  deem 
necessary,  and  whose  duties  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  By-Laws, 
Rules  and  Regulations  of  the  Company.  Whilst  the  share- 
holders are  the  corporators  of  the  Company,  a  majority  of  those 
living  in  the  city  of  Richmond  and  the  counties  of  Henrico  and 
Chesterfield  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  a  general  meeting ; 
and  when  the  owners  of  lots  in  the  Cemetery  become  the  cor- 
porators, thirty  shall  be  sufiicient  to  constitute  such  quorum. 

This  Act  shall  be  in  force  from  its  passage. 
A  copy  from  the  rolls. 

(Signed)  J.  BELL  BIGGER, 

Clerk  of  House  of  Delegates  and  Keeper  of  the  Rolls  of  Va. 

May  13,  1871. 


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PEOTECTION  OF  THE  CEMETERY. 

Extract  f  rom  city  ordinances  concerning  injuries  to  real  pro- 
jperty.    Chapter  55. 

Sec.  2.  If  any  person  shall  wilfully  destroy,  injure,  or  in  any 
manner  deface  any  grave,  tombstone  or  monument  in  any  public 
or  private  cemetery  in  this  city,  or  if  any  person  other  than  the 
owner  shall  wilfully  destroy,  injure  or  deface  any  fence  or 
enclosure  thereof,  or  any  tree,  shrub  or  flower,  or  any  other 
thing  within  such  cemetery,  he  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  two 
hundred  nor  more  than  five  hundred  dollars,  or  if  the  fine  be 
not  paid,  imprisoned  for  not  less  than  thirty  nor  more  than 
ninety  days.  And  if  any  person  other  than  the  owner  shall 
pluck,  take  or  remove  from  such  cemetery  any  fiower,  wreath, 
vine,  plant  or  other  ornament,  he  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  five 
dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  if  the  fine  be  not 
paid,  imprisoned  for  not  less  than  thirty  nor  more  than  ninety 
days. 

Sec.  3.  The  superintendent,  assistant  superintendent  and 
steward  of  the  city  almshouse,  and  the  keepers  and  assistant 
keepers  of  all  cemeteries,  public  buildings,  parks  or  enclosures 
within  the  city  are  vested  with  the  powers  of  policemen  of  said 
city,  so  far  as  the  limits  of  their  respective  cemeteries,  buildings, 
parks  or  enclosures  are  concerned. 


ORDERS  OF  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS. 

Richmond,  Ya.,  April  30,  1875. 

Mesolved^  That  the  Treasurer  shall  charge  for  all  transfers  of 
lots  or  portions  of  lots,  and  for  all  duplicate  titles,  one  dollar 
each. 


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April  30,  1876. 

Resolved^  That  liereafter  the  Tariff  of  Fees  shall  be  as 
follows : 

For  digging  grave  of  an  adult,     -       -       -       -  -  $11  00 

"          a  child  over  5  years,    -       -  -      8  00 

a  child  under  5  years,         -  -      5  00 

"    to  be  bricked  up,      -       -       -  -    15  00 

disinterring  a  body,  adult,      -       -       -       -  -    11  00 

"     child  over  5  years,  -       -  -      8  00 

"     child  under  5  years,        -  -      5  00 


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Richmond,  Ya.,  2d  January,  1889. 

A  meeting  of  the  Boai'd  of  Directors  of  Hollywood  Cemetery 
Company,  called  by  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer  in  consequence 
of  the  death  of  Wm.  H.  Haxall,  President,  who  died  on  the 
27th  December,  1888,  was  held  at  the  office  of  the  Yirginia 
State  Insurance  Company  on  to-day,  at  12  o'clock  M. 

Present — Messrs.  Bargamin,  Exall,  Glasgow,  Somerville, 
AYalker,  and  Willis. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Henry  Exall,  Mr.  'Robert  E.  Somerville 
was  called  to  the  chair. 

The  Secretary  presented  the  following  paper,  which  was 
adopted,  ordered  to  be  spread  on  the  Minutes,  and  a  copy  sent 
to  the  family : 

"  Our  late  President,  William  Henry  Haxall,  having  been  con- 
nected with  Hollywood  Cemetery  since  its  foundation,  as  pur- 
chaser. Director,  and  President,  the  Board  of  Directors  cannot 
witness  his  departure  from  our  midst  without  giving  expression 
to  our  high  appreciation  of  his  character  as  a  man,  a  citizen^ 
and  an  officer  of  this  Company.  As  a  man  and  a  citizen  in  all 
the  walks  of  life,  as  far  as  in  him  lay,  he  fulfilled  the  scripture 
injunction,  to  'do  justice,  love  mercy,  and  walk  humbly  with 
his  God.' 

"In  his  death  Richmond  has  lost  one  of  her  best  citizens 
and  this  Company  a  faithful  officer,  and,  although  he  lived  to  a 


44:  Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery. 


ripe  old  age,  regretting  that  liis  presence  will  no  longer  be  with 
lis:  therefore; 

Resolmd^  That  in  the  death  of  William  Henry  Haxall,  late 
President  of  Hollywood  Cemetery  Company,  we  have  lost  a 
most  valuable  officer,  who,  by  his  assiduity,  efficiency,  and 
urbanity,  not  only  preserved  the  esteem  of  his  associates  but 
won  the  kindest  regards  of  all  those  w^ith  whom,  in  the  dis- 
charge of  his  official  duties,  he  was  brought  in  contact." 
A  copy  from  the  minutes. 

K.  T.  BKOOKE, 

Secretary. 

July  10,  1889. 

An  adjourned  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  Hollywood 
Cemetery  Company  was  held  in  the  rooms  of  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  on  Wednesday,  10th  July,  1889.  A.  Bargamin, 
Esq.,  President,  in  the  chair,  stated  the  object  of  the  meeting 
to  be.  to  hear  the  report  of  the  Board  of  Directors  on  By-Laws, 
Rules  and  Regulations,  and  requested  John  Dunlop,  Esq.,  the 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  to  read 
his  report ;  which  was  adopted  as  follows : 

BY-LAWS. 

1.  The  affairs  of  the  Hollywood  Cemetery  Company  shall  be 
managed  and  conducted  by  a  President  and  eleven  Directors, 
who  shall  be  annually  chosen  by  the  majority  of  the  stock- 
holders (lot-owners)  of  said  Cemetery  present,  voting  in  person 
or  by  proxy,  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Company  to  be  held 
on  the  second  Tuesday  in  May  in  each  year.  All  proxies  shall 
be  in  the  form  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Directors. 

2.  The  owner  or  owners  of  each  lot  shall  be  entitled  to  one 
vote  at  all  meetings  of  the  Company,  and  when  any  lot  is 
owned  by  more  than  one  person  the  majority  of  said  owners  of 
said  lot  shall  be  entitled  to  cast  the  vote  therefor;  but  no  per- 
son shall  vote  unless  their  names  are  registered  on  the  books  of 
the  Company  as  lot-ow^ners,  or  unless  they  show  to  the  Board  of 


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Directors,  or  a  committee  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Directors 
for  that  purpose,  that  thev  represent  the  family  of  the  owners 
of  the  lot  for  which  thev  purpose  to  cast  a  vote. 

3.  The  Directors  sliall  hold  office  for  one  year  and  until  their 
successors  are  elected,  and  thev  shall  be  governed  in  their  action 
by  the  trusts  contained  in  the  deeds  by  which  the  property  of 
the  Company  is  held,  as  modified  by  the  charter  of  the  Company 
and  by  the  By-Laws,  Rules  and  Begulations  established  by  said 
Company  not  inconsistent  with  said  trusts  modified  as  aforesaid. 

4.  There  shall  be  elected  at  the  first  annual  meetino-  of  the 

o 

Board  of  Directors,  from  their  own  number,  an  Executive  Com- 
mittee, consisting  ot  three  persons,  who  shall  have  charge  of 
the  entire  property  of  the  Company  and  of  all  improvements 
thereof,  subject  to  the  control  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  and 
shall  audit  all  accounts  and  make  report  thereof  when  required 
by  the  Board  of  Directors. 

5.  The  Board  of  Directors  shall  appoint  a  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  who  shall  not  be  a  member  of  said  Director3\ 

THE  PRESIDENT. 

6.  The  President  of  the  Company  shall  hold  office  for  one 
year,  and  until  his  successor  shall  be  elected.  He  shall  preside 
at  all  meetings  of  the  Directors;  enforce  a  due  observance  of 
the  By-Laws  and  Kules ;  see  that  the  officers  perform  their 
respective  duties;  appoint  all  committees  and  officers  not  other- 
wise provided  for  by  the  By-Laws  or  the  Board  of  Directors; 
give  the  casting  vote  on  all  matters  when  a  tie  may  occur; 
inspect  and  announce  the  result  of  all  bailotings  and  other  votes; 
direct  the  Secretary  to  call  special  meetings  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  when  deemed  necessary  by  the  President  or  required 
by  three  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  in  writing,  and 
perform  all  such  other  duties  as  may  be  required  of  him  by  the 
Board  of  Directors. 


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SECRETARY  AND  TREASURER. 

7.  The  offices  of  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  be  filled  by 
one  and  the  same  person,  who  shall  be  elected  for  the  term  of 
one  year  and  nntil  his  snccessor  shall  be  elected,  at  the  firs^ 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  called  by  the  President  after 
the  general  annual  meeting  of  the  Company.  He  shall  give 
bond,  with  good  security  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his 
duties,  in  the  penalty  of  $5,000.  His  salary  shall  be  $700  per 
annum,  payable  monthly.  He  shall  keep  a  plain  and  correct 
record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board  of  Directors;  call  special 
meetings  wlien  directed  by  the  President  or  by  any  three 
Directors ;  keep  a  register  of  all  lot-holders,  together  with  such 
transfers  as  may  be  made;  keep  a  register  of  all  permits  for 
burial,  the  lot  interred  in,  and  the  name,  age,  and  disease  of  the 
deceased;  keep  possession  of  all  bonds  and  securities  belonging 
to  the  Company;  receive  all  moneys  paid  to  the  Company  on 
account  of  the  sale  of  lots  or  for  any  services  performed  by  the 
servants  of  the  Company  under  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the 
Company ;  pay  all  bills  which  are  approved  by  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Company;  keep  a  full  and  accurate  account 
of  said  bonds,  securities  and  moneys  received  by  him,  and  of  all 
sums  which  he  has  paid  out,  and  for  what  purpose  they  are  paid, 
and  make  report  thereof  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Directors,  w^hen  so  required  by  said  Board ;  and  shall  deliver  up 
all  moneys,  bonds,  securities,  books,  and  other  papers  in  his 
possession  belonging  to  the  Company  to  his  successor  in  office,  or 
to  any  committee  legally  appointed  for  that  purpose. 

SUPERINTENDENT. 

8.  The  Superintendent  shall  be  chosen  by  the  Directors  for 
one  year,  subject  to  removal  by  the  Board  of  Directors  on  ten 
days'  notice.  He  shall  receive  in  compensation  for  his  services 
fifteen  dollars  and  thirty-eight  cents  and  one-half  of  a  cent  per 
week,  payable  at  the  end  of  each  week,  and  shall  reside  in  the 
house  on  Cherry  street,  belonging  to  the  Company,  free  of  rent. 


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47 


He  shall  not  be  allowed  to  be  engaged  in  any  work  or  business 
unconnected  with  the  Company;  nor  shall  he  receive  compen- 
sation from  any  one  else  for  w^ork  done  by  him,  either  on  the 
grounds  of  the  Company  or  elsewhere.  He  shall  have  general 
direction  and  control,  under  the  President  or  Executive  Com- 
mittee, of  the  lands  of  the  Company  and  of  all  improvements 
therein.  He  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  lots  in  the  Cemetery,  so 
that  the  name  may  be  known  and  easily  found  if  the  boun- 
daries should  be  obliterated.  He  shall  see  that  the  rules  and 
regulations  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  with  respect  to  the  Ceme- 
tery and  with  respect  to  the  improvements  on  lots  by  holders 
thereof,  be  properly  observed.  He  shall  have  cliarge  and  keep 
an  account  of  the  property,  tools,  and  implements  of  the  Com- 
pany which  may  be  on  the  premises.  He  shall  furnish,  when 
required,  estimates  of  the  probable  expenditures  of  the  coming 
week  or  month,  and  shall  at  the  end  of  every  week,  certify  to 
the  President  the  number  of  hands  employed,  the  amount  of 
money  due,  and  the  work  in  which  they  have  been  engaged  and 
its  condition.  He  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  interments  that 
take  place  in  the  Cemetery,  and  of  all  expenses  incurred,  in  the 
form  determined  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  and  make  report  of 
the  same  to  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  When  ordered  by 
any  lot-owner  to  prepare  a  grave,  he  shall  cause  the  same  to  be 
prepared,  but  shall  not  be  responsible  for  its  preparation  by  the 
time  appointed  unless  he  shall  have  had  eight  hours'  previous 
notice  thereof  by  daylight. 

KULES  CONCERNING  VISITORS. 

1.  The  gates  of  the  Cemetery  shall  be  open  at  sunrise  and 
closed  for  ingress  at  sunset. 

2.  Children  shall  not  be  admitted  unless  accompanied  by  their 
parents  or  persons  having  them  specially  in  charge. 

3.  Schools  and  other  large  assemblies,  except  in  attendance 
on  funerals,  shall  not  be  admitted. 

4.  Fast  driving,  beyond  the  rate  of  four  miles  an  hour,  is 
strictly  prohibited. 


48  Historical  Sketch  of  Hollywood  Cemetery. 


5.  Drivings  on  the  paths  are  not  allowed,  and  no  vehicles  are 
allow^ed  out  of  the  avenues  except  hearses,  or  under  special 
permits  of  the  Superintendent. 

6.  Persons  having  refreshments  shall  not  be  allowed  to  enter 
the  grounds. 

7.  ]^o  dogs  shall  be  admitted. 

8.  All  persons  are  prohibited  from  picking  any  flow^ers,  either 
wild  or  cultivated,  or  breaking  any  tree,  shrub  or  plant,  and 
from  writing  upon,  defacing  or  injuring  any  monument,  fence 
or  other  structure  in  or  belonging  to  the  Cemetery. 

9.  All  persons  disturbing  the  quiet  and  good  order  of  the 
place  by  noise  or  other  improper  conduct,  or  who  shall  violate 
any  of  the  foregoing  rules,  shall  be  compelled  instantly  to  leave 
t^e  grounds. 

10.  The  gate-keepers  are  charged  to  prohibit  the  entrance  of 
all  improper  persons,  and  of  all  those  who  may  be  known  to 
have,  at  any  time,  wilfully  transgressed  the  regulations  of  the 
Cemetery. 

11.  JSTo  money  may  be  paid  to  the  keepers  of  the  gates  or  any 
other  person  in  the  employment  of  the  Company  in  reward  for 
any  personal  services  or  attention. 

12.  No  vehicles,  except  in  funeral  processions  or  under  special 
permit  from  one  of  the  Executive  Committee,  allow^ed  in  the 
grounds  on  Sunday. 

13.  No  enclosures  allowed  to  be  erected  in  the  new^  portion  of 
the  Cemetery  higher  than  eighteen  inches  above  the  surface. 


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